Revisiting the fall of Mosul: Who was to blame?

Mosul's surrender to ISIS has commonly been attributed to corruption and sectarianism by Baghdad, yet further investigation reveals the role of neighboring Turkey in the city’s fall.

Turkish consulate in Mosul targeted by missile attack

Iraqi resistance factions have vowed to drive the Turkish occupation army out of Iraq in the wake of their deadly attack on a tourist resort last week

Iraqi court sentences 14 people to death in 2014 Camp Speicher massacre case

In 2016, 36 men were hanged for their participation in the Camp Speicher massacre

Iraqi PM supports continued presence of US, NATO troops

The interview with The Wall Street Journal was the first Sudani held with a US media outlet since the October election

Iraqi authorities dismantle ISIS networks in Kurdistan region

Security officials in Iraq's Kurdistan region reported the arrest of four people who are allegedly connected to two ISIS networks planning attacks in the country

Exclusive interview with Hezbollah commander in Iraq: ‘The Americans did not fight ISIS’

The Cradle speaks with a senior Hezbollah military official in Iraq on the crucial role played by Iran’s late Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in leading the resistance against ISIS.

Iraq rocked by four terror attacks in span of four days

The death toll from terror attacks that started on Sunday has climbed past 20

Iraq announces redeployment of troops to borders with Iran and Turkey

The initiative will be in coordination with the government of the Kurdistan region

Iraq launches next phase of anti-ISIS operation

ISIS seized control of vast parts of Iraq in 2014 during its brazen rise to power, but the armed group was declared territorially defeated in 2017

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi: The Iraqi PM who did nothing

Following his meteoric rise in Iraqi politics, what has been the legacy of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and whose interests did he really serve?

For 18 months, as ISIS advanced, the US did nothing to stop them

Collusion with terror: For 18 months, until the Russian Air Force entered Syrian skies, the US did absolutely nothing to stop ISIS from taking over swathes of Syria and Iraq

Turkey condemns attack on consulate building in Iraq

Five rockets hit the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Mosul, causing material damage with no casualties, with no one so far claiming responsibility for the attack

Iraq parliament proposes law to expel Turkish armed forces

A similar law requiring the expulsion of US forces was passed in 2020, but failure to apply the law led to an increase in retaliatory operations against US military outposts in Iraq by local resistance groups

Turkish base in Iraq hit by drone attack: Report

Turkish forces are operating illegally due to a lack of official approval from the Iraqi ministry of defense

Several missiles target oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan

The oil refinery is owned by a businessman who allegedly allowed the Israeli Mossad to use his villa as a base, the same villa that was struck by several IRGC missiles in March

Turkish drones target PMU forces in northern Iraq: Report

Tension has heightened between Baghdad and Ankara, as Turkey continuously violates Iraqi sovereignty in its campaign against the PKK

Kataeb Hezbollah demands Turkey withdraw its forces from Iraq ‘before it is too late’

The statement by the Shia armed group also demanded that Turkish forces stop endangering the lives of Iraqi children

At least ten civilians killed during Turkish-SDF clashes in northern Syria

This marks the second attack by Turkish forces on Syrian soil in one day

Asaib al-Haq leader strongly condemns Turkish air raids on Iraq, Syria

The Turkish army has recently targeted several Kurdish sites in Syria and Iraq, a move Iraqi resistance leader Qais al-Khazali says is a 'breach of Iraqi sovereignty'

Why does Turkey have 38 illegal bases in northern Iraq?

The illegal Turkish military presence in Iraq is a blatant violation of that country's territorial integrity. While Ankara claims it is a national security priority, it actually uses this military cover to influence and manage Iraqi and regional affairs.

Rocket targets Turkish military base in Iraq

The base is used by Turkey in its military operations against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK)

US drone program killed thousands of civilians with no accountability: Report

Thousands of cases were analyzed from hidden Pentagon archives of US airstrikes in West Asia since 2014, showing that official reports have highly misrepresented the civilian death toll from Washington's drone program

Turkish military base in northern Iraq hit by rocket attack

The latest attack against Turkish occupation troops in the region comes just weeks after Ankara voted to extend mandate for cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria

Iran warns it will attack ISIS in Iraq if border security is not upheld

The warning comes one day after an ISIS attack near the Iranian border left 13 Iraqi policemen dead