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Iraq
This City in Iraq Is Coming Together to Save Its Date Palms
By Sam Kimball / Karbala, Iraq
Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters March in Iraq Amidst Growing Anti-U.S. Sentiment
By Kimberly Dozier
Why Iraqis Are Worried About an Islamic State Resurgence After Soleimani's Death
By Vivienne Walt
Trump Says Now 'Isn't the Right Point' for U.S. Troops to Pull Out of Iraq
By Justin Sink and Glen Carey / Bloomberg
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Iraq
Iraqi Parliament Pushes for U.S. Withdrawal
The move is largely symbolic
By W.J. Hennigan and Kimberly Dozier
January 5, 2020
President Trump's Bold, Justified Gamble in Killing Soleimani May Just Pay Off
When Donald Trump ordered the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, he played perhaps his strongest card in a weak strategic hand. He placed a bold bet that his strike would brush back the Iranian...
By David French
January 5, 2020
Selective Service Website Crashes Amid Fear of Iran War
People on social media also posted about reexamining FAFSA forms
By Madeleine Carlisle
January 4, 2020
Iran Names New Quds Force Commander Following Qasem Soleimani's Assassination
Qasem Soleimani’s deputy has been named as the new Quds Force leader
By Yasna Haghdoost / Bloomberg
January 3, 2020
'Depart Iraq Immediately.' U.S. Embassy Advises Americans to Leave After Qasem Soleimani Assassination
The State Department is urging American citizens to leave Iraq immediately, citing danger in the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike which killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran's most senior military commanders. President Donald Trump authorized...
By Billy Perrigo
January 3, 2020
Why the U.S. Is Braced for Iranian Retaliation
The Quds Force commander was the face of Iran's regional ambitions
By Karl Vick
January 3, 2020
Iraqi Protesters End U.S. Embassy Siege
After two days of violent clashes at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraqi protesters retreated on orders from the government and senior militia leaders. But tensions remain
By Tara Law , Josiah Bates and Madeleine Carlisle
December 31, 2019
Iraqi President Submits Resignation: Reports
This comes as Iraq's prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi stepped down last month
By Khalid Al-Ansary / Bloomberg
December 26, 2019
Over 300 Killed as Hundreds of Thousands Take Part in Iraqi Protests. What's Behind the Violent Demonstrations?
Iraqi protesters draped in their country's flag have been taking part in demonstrations since Oct. 1 that have left at least 319 people dead and at least 8,000 injured according to the U.N. Many of...
By Rachael Bunyan
November 13, 2019
Sister Mourns Brother Who Died After Iraq Deportation
Rita Aldaoud was in still in bed around 7 a.m. in early June when a strange number from Iraq rang her phone. Born and raised in Michigan, she ignored it, assuming that it was a...
By Tara Law
August 8, 2019
Medal of Honor Recipient Featured in a 2004 TIME Cover Story
Former Staff Sgt. David Bellavia fought back tears as President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to him in a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. Bellavia is the only living serviceman...
By Josiah Bates
June 24, 2019
President Trump Pardons a Former U.S. Soldier Convicted of Killing an Iraqi Prisoner
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to a former U.S. soldier convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner in 2009, the White House announced Monday. Army First Lieutenant Michael Behenna of Oklahoma was convicted to...
By Suyin Haynes
May 7, 2019
After the ‘War of Annihilation’ Against ISIS
Homes make a city. More than buildings, roads, schools, markets, hospitals and shops, it’s homes and the people who live in them that create the life of a place. The Islamic State of Iraq and...
By Victor J. Blue
April 6, 2019
U.K. Returns 3,000-Year-Old Tablet to Iraq
The stone tablet from Babylonia is to be flown home after museum experts verified its provenance
By Hillary Leung
March 20, 2019
Trump's 'Hawkish Isolationism'
Trump's waffling over strategy is partly a reflection of his own chaotic style of leadership
By Brian Bennett / Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
December 27, 2018
Trump's Surprise Visit
When President Donald Trump met Lt. Gen. Paul LaCamera, the commander of U.S.-led military forces fighting ISIS during a surprise visit to Iraq on Wednesday, it was the first time the Commander in Chief had...
By Brian Bennett / Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
December 26, 2018
Trump's Surprise Visit to Iraq
The trip marks Trump's first to meet with troops in a combat zone
By Tara Law
December 26, 2018
Why Did a Former Miss Iraq Flee Her Country?
It was the last Thursday in September when 22-year-old social-media icon Tara Fares was gunned down in Baghdad. It was a Thursday in August when a well-known beautician was found dead in her home, and...
By Laignee Barron
October 18, 2018
Nick McDonell Counts the Innocent Lives Lost in the Post-9/11 Wars
Conflict journalism tends to attract a type: seekers willing to risk a violent, premature death and clean worldview in the pursuit of something as amorphous and unknowable as “truth.” Reconciling the power of bearing witness...
By Matt Gallagher
September 19, 2018
The End Is Near for Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's U.S.-Friendly Leader
Violent protests in the southern city of Basra have dashed the prime minister's hopes of a second term
By Rebecca Collard
September 13, 2018
'Worst Devastation I've Seen.' Angelina Jolie Visits Mosul a Year After Liberation From ISIS
"The trauma and the loss that they've suffered is unparalleled"
By Katie Reilly
June 16, 2018
How Iraq ended up with its own Donald Trump
He’s a populist who rails against elites. He won an election marked by distrust in government. And his win came as a surprise.
By James Muldoon and Yasamin Alttahir
May 21, 2018
Firebrand Cleric Could Become Kingmaker in Iraq Elections
Moqtada al-Sadr is infamous for the deadly attacks launched by his followers on U.S. troops
By Vivienne Walt
May 14, 2018
Iraq Can Rebuild Itself. But Only if the West Stops Promoting Personalities and Starts Building Institutions
Iraq today has a unique opportunity to chart a new path away from 15 years of chaos and upheaval. Following the defeat of ISIS, the security situation is better than it has been for many...
By Renad Mansour
May 10, 2018
This Iraqi Doctor Says He Has the Rope That Hanged Saddam Hussein. Here’s Why He’s Keeping It
Preserving the history of Saddam's regime, 15 years after the Iraq War began
By Vivienne Walt / Baghdad
March 20, 2018
Iraq's Prime Minister on the Unfinished Business Left By 15 Years of War
15 years after the U.S. invasion and with ISIS all but defeated as a fighting force, the Iraqi Prime Minister looks to the future
By Vivienne Walt / Baghdad
March 8, 2018
Top U.S. Military Adviser Says ISIS Fighters Will Be Beaten to Death With Shovels
The U.S. military’s top enlisted leader warned ISIS militants fighting in Iraq and Syria on social media they will be shot in the face or beaten to death with shovels if they do not surrender....
By W.J. Hennigan
January 10, 2018
President Trump Sits on the Sidelines as Iraq Rolls Over the Kurds
Holding Iraq together without the common enemy of ISIS looming over it was always going to be tough. President Donald Trump is not going to make the task any easier. The rise of the Islamic...
By Ian Bremmer
October 19, 2017
Kurds Feel Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Kirkuk
“They sold Kirkuk”
By Rebecca Collard / Kirkuk
October 16, 2017
The Referendum Vote That Could Fracture Iraq
Iraq's northern Kurdish region is set to hold a vote on independence on Sept. 25, giving hope to nearly 30 million Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey who aspire to self-determination. But the central...
By Jared Malsin
September 14, 2017
Iraq Is in the Grip of a Ferocious Heatwave
"We’ve never witnessed such a summer before,” says one resident of Baghdad
By TIME Staff
August 11, 2017
Malala Visits Iraq to Meet Girls Who Lived Under ISIS
The Pakistani-born activist met with girls in a camp for displaced people outside Mosul, on the day she turned 20
By Rebecca Collard / Hassan Shami camp, Iraq
July 12, 2017
Mosul Faces Difficult Path to Rebuild After ISIS
“It needs time and a big effort”
By Rebecca Collard / Mosul
July 10, 2017
Iraqi Prime Minister Says End is Nigh for 'Fake' Islamic State
The group's claims to a caliphate are in tatters after Mosul's liberation, Haider al-Abadi says
By Jared Malsin
June 29, 2017
Mattis Says U.S. Using 'Annihilation Tactics' Against ISIS
Foreign fighters who joined the Islamic State will "not survive," Mattis said
By Feliz Solomon
May 29, 2017
Turkey Bombs U.S. Allies, Prompting Concern in Washington
The U.S. was given about one hour's advance notice of the Turkish strikes
By Joseph Hincks
April 25, 2017
Inside Mosul: Scenes of the Toll of War in Mosul
A photographer's glimpse into the desperation and despair in Mosul
By TIME Photo
April 13, 2017
The Beginning of the End in Mosul
In Mosul, the Islamic State is about to lose the crown jewel of its self-styled caliphate
By Jared Malsin / Mosul
April 13, 2017
The Sole-Surviving Animals at Mosul Zoo Were Rescued: 'We Came to Iraq to Save a Bear and a Lion'
'We came to Iraq to save a bear and a lion'
By Kate Samuelson
April 11, 2017
Iraqi Soldiers Close In on Symbolic Mosul Mosque
When ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ascended to the pulpit of the Great Mosque of al-Nouri in the Iraqi city of Mosul on July 5, 2014, it marked the jihadist group's arrival at the pinnacle...
By Jared Malsin / Mosul
April 2, 2017
Civilian Deaths in War on ISIS Reach All-Time High
The spike is raising questions about whether the Trump administration has loosened the rules of engagement governing U.S. forces in the region.
By Jared Malsin
March 26, 2017
A New London Exhibition Spotlights the Women Who Survived ISIS
The Yezidi community are an ancient religious minority
By Zamira Rahim
March 24, 2017
An Unexpected Encounter in Mosul's Ruins
"When you walk through it [now], you think it’s a ghost town," says AP photographer Felipe Dana
By Andrew Katz
March 23, 2017
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