Iraq

June 17, 2014

The Sunni militants who've rampaged through parts of Iraq have reportedly executed many Shiites in Iraq's army. In territories conquered by the militants, Sunnis wonder if they will be the ones to suffer for this violence if Iraq's army recaptures their towns.

Global Politics

Iraq is holding parliamentary elections in spite of horrific violence

April 29, 2014

Iraqi authorities are going to great lengths to pull off a national vote for its parliament on Wednesday, the first since the US troop withdrawal in 2011. The hardest part is to create a sense of normalcy in a country suffering from unrelenting sectarian violence.

A young Iraqi hopes to unite and heal his country — through books

April 11, 2014

A decade of war has destroyed lives, schools and other social institutions in Iraq, killing hope for many Iraqis. Now, a young government worker is trying to awaken cultural pride and optimism by leaving books at the cafes frequented by young Iraqis.

Suzanne Opton's Soldiers

November 08, 2013

A decade ago, at the start of the war in Iraq, photographer Suzanne Opton began making portraits of soldiers. Instead of a man in uniform, Opton’s portraits capture the soldier’s head...

Do the Golden Globes Have a Glass Ceiling?

January 13, 2010

Veteran Stories

November 11, 2009

Bulletproof Baby Gear

October 26, 2009

The Iraq War, On the Road

May 01, 2009

Iraqi Boy Band

December 26, 2008

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Justice

Iraqi translators who served the US military are desperate for an exemption to Trump's travel ban

GlobalPost

January 31, 2017

President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily bans Iraqis from entering the US — including men like Ahmed Hameed, who served for three years as a translator for the US army. While vets apply political pressure on the administration and the Pentagon compiles a list of former Iraqi partners, Hameed waits, fearful and hopeful.

Global Politics

This Iraqi doctor made his home in Trump country

February 10, 2017

Dr. Chalak Berzingi is a refugee from Erbil, Iraq. He works in a deeply conservative Appalachian town where he has found nothing but acceptance.

Books

2017 feels almost as strange as this writer's dystopian vision of Iraq in 2103

The World in Words

February 14, 2017

The satirical fiction of Mosul-born Anoud targets ISIS, the international community and even refugees.

Conflict

ISIS has found a new, deadly use for human shields in Mosul

April 04, 2017

The militant group seems to be arranging for residents in Mosul to be struck and killed by US-led coalition airstrikes in order to boost civilian death counts and create controversy around the coalition campaign.

Suzanne Opton's Soldiers

November 08, 2013

A decade ago, at the start of the war in Iraq, photographer Suzanne Opton began making portraits of soldiers. Instead of a man in uniform, Opton’s portraits capture the soldier’s head...