Let’s Commemorate Victims of Islamic State Attacks in Baghdad and Manchester

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 31, 2017 To combat the terrorist group, we must see what it is doing -- not just in Europe but in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Paid a British Public Relations Firm $500 Million to Produce Iraq War Propaganda Films

By Crofton Black and Abigail Fielding-Smith / The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Oct 3, 2016 Material signed off by the White House and Gen. David Petraeus included fake al-Qaida propaganda videos that could be used to track viewers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

At Least 35 Dead After Suicide Attack at Shiite Site North of Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2016 Islamic State took responsibility for a triple suicide attack Thursday evening near a Shiite mausoleum north of Baghdad during Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Grieving Sister of Slain British Soldier: Tony Blair Is ‘the World’s Worst Terrorist’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2016 In the wake of the release of the Chilcot Report, Sarah O'Connor, whose brother was killed in Iraq in 2005, delivered a stunning critique of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iraq War, Based on Lies, Rages On

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 7, 2016 In the wake of the Chilcot Report, there should be a serious effort to hold leaders like George W Bush and Britain's Tony Blair accountable for the ongoing death and destruction in Iraq and beyond In the wake of the Chilcot Report, there should be a serious effort to hold leaders like George W. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

It Is Time to Notice That Horrible Mass Bombings Are Targeting Muslims

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2016 It is necessary to call the brutal actions of mass murderers deviant behavior, not radical Islam. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Westerners Grieve Islamic State’s Victims in Baghdad?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 Early Sunday morning, the militant group exploded a car bomb in a shopping district in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing at least 200 people and wounding many dozens more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fears of Civilian Casualties Slow Baghdad’s Advance on Fallujah (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 5, 2016 Estimates of the number of noncombatants trapped in the Iraqi city by Islamic State range from 20,000 to 50,000, and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi fears they could get caught in the crossfire. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Baghdad on Lockdown, Not in Fear of Islamic State but of Poor Protesters

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 22, 2016 Baghdad was a ghost town on Saturday as security forces fanned out, blocking key roads into the Green Zone, the area downtown, closed off by blast walls, that houses Parliament and foreign embassies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Baghdad Takes Rutba From Islamic State; Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 19, 2016 Iraqi forces have taken Rutba in al-Anbar province, nearly 200 miles west of the provincial capital, Ramadi, which is also now in government hands (though much of its population is displaced). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig May 4, 2016 Dig deeper

Thwarted Territorially in Ramadi, Islamic State Reverts to Terrorism in Baghdad

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 12, 2016 One of the problems Iraq and Syria will face as Islamic State is gradually rolled back from its territorial acquisitions is that it will demobilize its conventional forces and return to being a terrorist organization. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )