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President Obama announces complete withdrawal from Iraq by year’s end

In an address to the media, Obama announced that the U.S. war in Iraq was over and all U.S. forces would be home for the holidays. He did not take questions.

Iraq's Shi'ite militia Asaib Ahl al-Haq

Iraq has a new prime minister, but its powerful militias might not care

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Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, who was nominated by Iraq's president to replace Nouri al-Maliki.

It might take a miracle to get Iraq back on track

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People with portraits of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rally in support of him in Baghdad on August 11, 2014.

The fight against ISIS takes a back seat to squabbles in Baghdad

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Photos of Salam and his older brother sit on a small table in his family's home, lit only by cell phones and a lantern. Salam says his brother was arbitrarily arrested by Iraqi security forces. The family was initially able to visit him, but it's been mor

A Sunni man in Baghdad says his life is ‘like the walking dead’

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Iraqi parliament

If you think the US Congress is deadlocked, just look at Iraq’s Parliament

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Iraq’s Parliament has been able to decide on just one thing in the past few days — and that’s to meet at a later time. Politicians haven’t been able to choose a speaker or other key positions to form a new government. A former Iraqi government spokesperson says its the worst dysfunction since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Iraq’s Parliament has been able to decide on just one thing in the past few days — and that’s to meet at a later time. Politicians haven’t been able to choose a speaker or other key positions to form a new government. A former Iraqi government spokesperson says its the worst dysfunction since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr receive training in Baghdad. Shiite fighters have helped boost the crumbling Iraqi army in the fight against ISIS

Iran walks a sectarian tightrope as it intervenes in Iraq

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As it intervenes to help Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government, Iran must figure out how to convince the Arab world that it’s not waging war on SunnisAs it intervenes to help Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government, Iran must figure out how to convince the Arab world that it’s not waging war on Sunnis

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands watch over Shiite men who have volunteered to fight ISIS. While the Shiite militias have helped boost numbers in the fight against jihadis, their loyalty to the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is qu

Baghdad is in danger as ISIS continues its ‘clean sweep’ across Iraq

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ISIS and its Sunni allies have made major territorial gains in western Iraq, seizing almost all of Anbar, the country’s largest province. Now they’re turning their attention to Baghdad, where Secretary of State John Kerry arrived today to help boost the morale of the Iraqi government.ISIS and its Sunni allies have made major territorial gains in western Iraq, seizing almost all of Anbar, the country’s largest province. Now they’re turning their attention to Baghdad, where Secretary of State John Kerry arrived today to help boost the morale of the Iraqi government.

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How does Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s political party view what’s happening in Iraq?

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Some believe the crisis in Iraq is the result of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s mismanagement. His critics accuse his Shiite-dominated government of shutting out other factions — like Sunnis and Kurds. A spokesperson for Maliki’s party, though, says he has tried to bring different factions to the table.Some believe the crisis in Iraq is the result of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s mismanagement. His critics accuse his Shiite-dominated government of shutting out other factions — like Sunnis and Kurds. A spokesperson for Maliki’s party, though, says he has tried to bring different factions to the table.

Where the Iraqi Gov’t saw Iraqi needs and areas for foreign investment in 2013

These maps show how foreign investment has helped fuel Iraq’s Sunni-Shia divide

Business, Economics and Jobs

One of the big sticking points between the Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq is where the money has been spent over the last several years. We’ve pulled the data and mapped out where the international development projects are located.