Iraq
A Crude Awakening
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed Iraq into fuel shortages and a fiscal squeeze, while decades of war, corruption and stalled reform have left the country unable to turn its oil wealth into energy security.
Uncleared Caches
When the Islamic State sensed its imminent demise, it ordered regional commanders to bury cash and gold in underground locations, including at least three “central” burial sites, camouflaged and designed to safeguard against humidity and dust, an exclusive joint investigation shows.
The Ambiguities of Solidarity at Khamenei’s Funeral in Iraq
Expressions of reverence, grief and devotion will abound at the supreme leader's funeral in Iraq, but the Axis of Resistance’s messaging simplifies a much more complex reality.
Iraq’s Militias Are in a Struggle for Survival
Iraqi Shiite militias, now the last intact pillar of Iran’s regional network, are navigating an existential conflict. Embedded within the Iraqi state yet aligned with Tehran, their future, and Iraq’s, hinges on the outcome of a wider confrontation with the United States.
Meet the Kurdish Militias Trump and Netanyahu Wanted To Enlist
As Israeli-American strikes pummel Iran, and discussion proliferates over whether Kurdish factions will enter the fight, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi exile are weighing a familiar dilemma: seize a historic opening, or risk being used and abandoned again.
Celebrating Syria’s Liberation From a Prison Cell in Iraq
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime was the happiest day of Elizabeth Tsurkov’s life, though she had at the time been tortured and imprisoned for nearly two years on a militia base in Iraq.
The Forgotten Photographs of Iraq’s Yazidis
Buried for 90 years, a cache of Yazidi photographs has become a bridge between the Iraqi community’s past and today.