T/iraq

  1. Sympathy for the Undecided Voter Op Ed, Today

    2024 and the dilemmas of the elite-populist deadlock.

  2. Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders Washington, Today

    The U.S. military said those killed in a joint assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the group’s top commander in Iraq and its leading bomb maker.

  3. Iran’s New President, Tending to a Pivotal Alliance, Visits Iraq Foreign, September 11

    In a region in turmoil, Tehran’s ties to its neighbor are more important than ever.

  4. Was Iraq an ‘Artificial Nation’ Created by the West? This History Says No. Book Review, September 8

    A new book by the journalist Bartle Bull recounts 5,000 years of the country’s past, showing how long before colonial powers defined its borders, it was a place with a common history.

  5. The Nicest Hostage Takers You’ll Ever Meet Book Review, September 8

    In “The Siege,” Ben Macintyre gives a lesser-known Iranian hostage crisis its due.

  6. Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis Foreign, September 5

    For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined.

  7. U.S. and Iraqi Commandos Targeted ISIS in Sprawling Operation Washington, September 3

    The number of insurgent attacks has increased, officials say, as Iraq and the United States negotiate a plan to wind down the U.S.-led military mission.

  8. Bus of Pilgrims From Pakistan Crashes in Iran, Killing at Least 28 Foreign, August 21

    Iranian state media reported that the passengers were traveling to the Iraqi city of Karbala for Arbaeen, a Shiite Muslim holiday.

  9. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.