Iraq

The US is protecting ISIS to weaken rivals, expand US occupation of Syria

  • Steven Chovanec
17 min read
Steven Chovanec

Iraq War veterans warn: Mosul ‘victory’ is prelude to Iraqi state-failure

Months ago, Iraq War veterans accurately predicted not only the imminent victory in Mosul — but also the inevitable collapse of the Iraq into state-failure in its aftermath

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
6 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

Inside the secret Trump lobby that wants to profit from the break-up of Iraq

A network tied to Cambridge Analytica, Islamist insurgents, ExxonMobil and Koch convinced Trump to let go of Iraqi unity

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
22 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

The battle for your hearts and minds in Fallujah

A former soldier unveils how the US coalition is ‘liberating’ Iraq from the Islamic State through war crimes

  • Ross Caputi
16 min read
Ross Caputi

Officials: Islamic State arose from US support for al-Qaeda in Iraq

A former Pentagon intelligence chief, Iraqi government sources, and a retired career US diplomat reveal US complicity in the rise of ISIS

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
16 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

Britain’s secret ties to governments, firms behind ISIS oil sales

In the scramble to access Kurdistan’s oil and gas wealth, the US and UK are turning a blind eye to complicity in ‘Islamic State’ oil smuggling

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
19 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

Iraq Body Count: undercounting death with pro-war cash

The Pentagon used IBC data for pro-occupation propaganda

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
18 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

George Monbiot and the Iraq War bullshit brigade

Why the ‘liberal’ defence of the Iraq Body Count falls flat on its face

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
61 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

Ex-intel officials: Pentagon report proves US complicity in ISIS

Renowned government whistleblowers weigh in on debate over controversial declassified document

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
10 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed

How the Pentagon is hiding the dead

The secret campaign to undercount the ‘war on terror’ death toll in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
74 min read
Nafeez M Ahmed