The Conversation

The invasion of Iraq defined US’ foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country’s complex history

It’s been just over 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. Some Americans have largely forgotten about the invasion, despite the fact the Sept. 11 attacks that precipitated it still loom large ...
Newsweek

Can Iraq’s Antiquities Bolster National Unity? | Opinion

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On June 18, Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid presided over a ...
The Economist

Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe

ALTHOUGH IT IS beginning to recover, Iraq is still suffering from the wars of the past decades. In 2023 about 45 people a month died violently, according to Iraq Body Count, a Britain-based monitor.
The Washington Post

Phebe Marr, scholar of Iraq’s history and upheavals, dies at 93

In 1957, a 26-year-old American woman carrying an English-Arabic dictionary and an address in Baghdad boarded a bus in Beirut for a two-day journey to Iraq’s capital. She had grown tired of the ...
Reuters

FACTBOX-A history of foreign oil firms in Iraq

Dec 7 (Reuters) - Iraq on Dec. 11-12 will hold its second auction since the 2003 U.S. invasion of oilfield service contracts, ramping up its efforts to lure foreign oil companies back into the country ...