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Iraq

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. (Reuters)

Former Iraqi PM warns Israel of 'strong response' after airstrikes

Israel

A trainer, member of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), explains how to use weapons as part of a military training at the PMF camp in Basra, Iraq August 4. (Reuters)

US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq

Iraq

A general view of the Mosul Dam Lake north of Mosul, Iraq, May 2, 2018. (Reuters)

A drop in the bucket

Iraq

A member of the Kurdish security forces examines debris at the site of an ISIS-claimed car bombing in the town of al-Qahtaniyah in the Hasakah province, August 7. (AFP)

Pentagon sees Iraq and Syria facing greater threat from ISIS, Iran proxies

Emily Przyborowski-71210

ISIS

A 2014 file picture shows ISIS fighters waving flags during a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province. (Reuters)

ISIS names heir to Baghdadi from Saddam’s officer corps

US

US soldiers climb into a vehicle of the US-led coalition as they prepare to leave the city of Ras al-Ain in Syria's Hasakeh province, July 28. (AFP)

Death of US Marine in Iraq brings renewed attention to ISIS threat

Gregory Aftandilian

Iraq

Plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base south-west of Baghdad, August 12. (AP)

Explosion at Iraqi weapons depot sparks speculation about Israeli role

Azhar Al-Rubaie

war

US soldiers climb into a vehicle of the US-led coalition as they prepare to leave the city of Ras al-Ain in Syria's Hasakeh province, July 28. (AFP)

When some foreign interventions are more halal than others

Khairallah Khairallah

Turkey

A Turkish Navy warship patrolling next to Turkey’s drilling ship Fatih in the eastern Mediterranean near Cyprus. (AFP)

Energy concerns drive Turkey’s risky moves