Shock, awe, death, joy and looting: how the Guardian covered the outbreak of the Iraq war

In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with troops, Guardian reporters witnessed the violence on ...

I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends

On the morning of May 25, 2006, I didn’t go out. Capt. Doug Dicenzo invited me to come along to meet some local Iraqi leaders ...
WRAL

Baghdad locals unimpressed by US and Iran's tit-for-tat fight on Iraqi soil: 'We are students of war'

Shoppers throng the open-air markets in central Baghdad, rummaging through stalls packed with fresh produce and spices. Just hours before, Iran had attacked US positions in Iraq. After years of proxy ...
The National on MSN

Iraq's Fuad Hussein warns of limitless Middle East war: Iran crisis no longer solely nuclear

Trump's remarks about Al Maliki bid to return as PM are taken very seriously in Baghdad, Foreign Minister tells The National ...
Washington Times

Attacks on businesses linked to U.S. brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges

BAGHDAD — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC in Baghdad, smashing everything in sight before fleeing the scene. A few days earlier, similar violence played out ...
Yahoo

A look at the beauty of Baghdad's modern art — and the cultural cost of war

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to an enormous loss of cultural heritage for the country: An ...
FDD's Long War Journal

5,000 Islamic State detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria, will face investigations

Around 5,000 Islamic State detainees have been transferred from Syria to Iraq under a US-facilitated mission that began in ...
Cfr.org

Trainor Says Iraq War at ’Tipping Point,’ With Iraqi Forces Decimated; All-Out Defense of Baghdad Unlikely

Former three-star Marine Corps General Bernard Trainor says that the Iraq war is now at a tipping point, with the vaunted Iraqi Republican Guard forces virtually decimated by U.S. firepower. With U.S.