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Iraqi Army

A group of kids play in the Mosul
Conflict
Civilians fleeing Mosul face a deadly journey to freedom
Shiite fighters fire a rocket during clashes with ISIS militants in Iraq's Salahuddin province on March 1, 2015. Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen sought to seal off ISIS in Tikrit and nearby towns.
Conflict
The US is sitting out Iraq’s big battle in Tikrit — but Iran isn’t
Policemen who fled Mosul train in a camp near Erbil to try to take their city back from ISIS.
Conflict
The men who ran from ISIS in Mosul say they’re ready to take the city back
A view of the oil refinery in Baiji, Iraq, taken in 2007, when it was operational. The refinery has been shut down since June 2014.
Conflict
The US has intervened to help Iraq hold its most important oil facility
ISIS flags flutter on the Mullah Abdullah bridge in southern Kirkuk in early October 2014. The Iraqi Kurdish security forces are dug-in at the opposite end of the bridge.
Conflict
The campaign against ISIS isn’t producing big victories
Penguins
Global Scan
Now you can stare at cute, cuddly penguin photos — and help scientists, too
A demonstrator holds a banner with a picture of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a protest against the entry of American troops into Iraq on September 26, 2014. The words on the banner read "No No America."
Conflict
A militant Iraqi cleric wants to fight ISIS without US help, and he’s far from alone
“Long live the Iraqi army,” tattooed on Sirgon Horomes’ arm. He says now he’s disappointed the army did not protect him and other Christians.
Conflict
Thousands of young Christian Iraqis have joined the fight against ISIS — but few have faith it will help
Iraq's Shi'ite militia Asaib Ahl al-Haq
Conflict
Iraq has a new prime minister, but its powerful militias might not care
The Iraq War in 2004, captured by Canadian photojournalist Rita Leistner
Conflict & Justice
New photos from Iraq trouble photographer who covered the last war
The Iraq War in 2004, captured by Canadian photojournalist Rita Leistner
Conflict & Justice
New photos from Iraq trouble photographer who covered the last war
Some of the young Baghdadis who volunteered Friday for the Iraqi Army on Friday.
Conflict & Justice
There’s fear in Baghdad as jihadis advance
Some of the young Baghdadis who volunteered Friday for the Iraqi Army on Friday.
Conflict & Justice
There’s fear in Baghdad as jihadis advance
Three U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet fighters from strike fighter squadron VFA-83 Rampagers fly in formation over the desert during "Operation Desert Storm" on 3 February 1991.
Conflict & Justice
How wars end part IV: the Gulf War
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Michael Oliver Ray, on a search operation in Fallujah, Iraq in December 2004. An American offensive at the time came to be known as "The Second Battle of Fallujah."
Global Politics
For Iraq war veterans, the new fighting in Fallujah brings up memories and frustration
Control of Anbar goes back to Iraq
Conflict & Justice
The future and legacy of the Green Zone
Conflict & Justice
Iraqi Situation: The Situation on the Ground
Global Politics
Live from Iraq: Reaction to the U.S. Troop Pullout
Global Politics
Iraqis react to Obama win
Global Politics
Paying Iraq’s ‘Awakening Councils’
Bomb attacks on Iraqi army recruitment center
Iraqi army operation in Basra
Iraq’s relative quiet