Iraq
Dozens Killed, Thousands Wounded as Iraq Cracks Down on Protests
October 25, 2019
Iraqi security personnel were out in force on Friday, cracking down violently on public demonstrations across the country, rallies that suggest the...
Iranians claim US backed forces are exploiting revolt in Iraq
Misusing popular protests in Iraq
October 23, 2019
Since March 2003, when the United States invaded Iraq, the chief aim of the West has been to...
More than 20 killed as anti-government protests grip Iraq
Iraqi forces fire tear gas and rubber bullets, killing at least 21 as rallies erupt in Baghdad and southern cities.
Oct. 25, 2019
At least 21...
Everybody Betraying Everybody in Syria
After some eight years of civil conflict, the situation in Syria is basically reverting to the pre-conflict norm, writes Graham E. Fuller.
By Graham E....
A rules-based or US-based international order for Iran?
By Hans Blix *
8 July 2019
There is at present a risk for a full-scale US military onslaught on Iran. It makes the media and...
Syrian troops and Russian military police enter Tel Tamer. Russia strengthens...
Russia-backed Syrian forces enter Kurdish-held region amid U.S. retreat
October 14, 2019
Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat...
Generalized Chaos in the Middle East (result of the Neocon plan...
The Unwanted Wars
Why the Middle East Is More Combustible Than Ever
By Robert Malley
October 2, 2019
The war that now looms largest is a war...
More blood and more chaos in the Middle East: Turkey invades...
Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's Kurds; U.S. Republicans turn on Trump
October 9, 2019
Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in...
Iraq is in Revolt
By Patrick Cockburn
October 7, 2019
Iraq is poised at a turning point in its modern history as its people wait to see if the...
Turmoil in Iraq
18 Killed in Iraq Overnight, Gov't Issues New Reform Plans
6 October 2019
At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police...