GlobalPost — Iraq

Analysis: Passing of Iraq election law brings relief

Jane Arraf — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:17:45 +0000

U.S. officials made unwanted compromises, but can now turn their attention toward troop withdrawal.

Discord as elections loom in Iraq

Jane Arraf — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:40:32 +0000

Analysis: The country struggles to decide just how democratic it really wants to be.

Iraq's election issues

Jane Arraf — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:28:23 +0000

Graft the next great hurdle to a 'new' Iraq

Tom A. Peter — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:43:58 +0000

Worse than the Saddam years? On the topic of corruption, many Iraqis say yes.

Opinion: Isolating insurgents is nothing new

HDS Greenway — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:42:39 +0000

In the Vietnam era it was called pacification. Today it’s nation-building.

US plays peace broker in Iraq

Tom A. Peter — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:34:53 +0000

As tensions between Arabs and Kurds grow, and US troops prepare to leave, the race is on to broker a lasting peace.

Behind Baghdad's '9/11'

Jane Arraf — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:43:12 +0000

Regret, rage and recrimination follow last week's deadly attacks.

Opinion: Slouching toward Baghdad

Joel Brinkley — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:23:41 +0000

The challenges of building a new democracy in a place that has been resistant to it.

Iraq: In the bunker

Jane Arraf — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:07:24 +0000

A wave of bombs, a dark anniversary, and a war that won't go away.

A summer of protest. Is anyone listening?

Teri Schultz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:24:17 +0000

An Iranian exile worries his demonstrations against Iraq fall on deaf ears.

The waiting game

Tom A. Peter — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:39:16 +0000

Traveling with the US military in Iraq? Best pack a good book.

Meet the economic gangsters

Mark Scheffler — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Economic gangsters come in all shapes and sizes — they're Asian dictators and Somali pirates.

Your foxhole or mine?

Tom A. Peter — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:38:28 +0000

For married military couples, being deployed together has its advantages and drawbacks.

Opinion: Let Iraqis go their own way

HDS Greenway — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:42:56 +0000

Like the Brits in Palestine and US in Vietnam, it is time to get out of Iraq.

Downtime in the desert

Tom A. Peter — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:35:28 +0000

Hurry up and wait, or so the idiom goes ... especially when you're a US soldier in Iraq.

Iraqis ponder returning home

Tom A. Peter — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:11:57 +0000

Iraqis displaced by war are key to the country's future, yet many are reluctant to resettle there.

Iraq: From breadbasket to dust bowl

Tom Peter — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:45:45 +0000

But could it have a future in organic foods?

Global music: Inbar Bakal

Jonathan Curiel — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:53:13 +0000

On the melding of cultures and other groovy matters.

Iraqi "independence day" arrives

Jane Arraf — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:34:04 +0000

Despite upsurge in violence, US says conditions for withdrawal from major cities have been met.

Kerry: "We are going to take a hard look at Afghanistan"

John Aloysius Farrell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:21:14 +0000

In an interview, Sen. John F. Kerry recalls his appearance at Vietnam hearings and says he will hold them on Afghanistan.

Opinion: An uncertain future

Nermeen al-Mufti — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:22:43 +0000

After US withdrawal, Kirkuk's future murky even for fortune tellers

Too many warriors, too little war

Tom A. Peter — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:30:19 +0000

US forces can no longer patrol cities. So what will the 130,000 troops be doing?

Fake news gets real

Thomas Mucha — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:12:55 +0000

"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" target Iran, Iraq, and the rest of the world.

Iraq marks full sovereignty with a parade

Jane Arraf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:57 +0000

As Iraq's security forces reclaimed the cities from US troops, attention turns to the mammoth task ahead.

Iraqis reclaim the streets

Jane Arraf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:31:00 +0000

US withdraws from Iraq cities

Tom A. Peter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:20:20 +0000

Analysis: Questions remain about the fate of security in Iraq as US pulls out of major cities.

Bittersweet: A craving for boar in Baghdad

Matt McAllester — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:19:57 +0000

A new GlobalPost column explores how food connects us all.

In Iraq, festivities and mixed feelings

Tom A. Peter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:30:08 +0000

As US troops shift roles, many locals worry about their lives and livelihoods.

Iraq fails the democracy taste test

Jane Arraf — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:36:53 +0000

As the June 30 deadline for a US pullout from major cities approaches, it's back to nation-building Iraqi-style.

In the dust of a suicide bomber

Nermeen al-Mufti — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:03:27 +0000

After bomb destroys mosque, Taza residents look for answers amid rubble.

Long, hot summer looms in Iraq

Jane Arraf — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:44:06 +0000

Alarm bells sound as US troops continue their withdrawal from major cities ahead of a June 30 deadline.

Still lost in Afghanistan?

HDS Greenway — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:22:05 +0000

Opinion: Rory Stewart discusses why what worked in Iraq might not in Afghanistan.