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Unless Abadi succeeds in this urgent mission the sectarian divide will continue to widen, making any attempt to launch political reforms, and regaining the trust of the country’s Sunnis, almost impossible (AFP/File)

December 14th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Opinion: Iraq Needs to Move Beyond Sectarian Politics in Order to Succeed

It will take many years for Iraq to fully recover from the deep wounds left by [ISIS], the self-proclaimed “caliphate” whose fighters swept through the country in 2014 wreaking havoc and occupying more than one-third of its territory at one point.

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May 19th, 2014 - 07:00 GMT

Maliki's party wins the majority of seats in Iraq's election

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February 13th, 2014 - 05:00 GMT

Are Al Qaeda's new leaders the most dangerous yet?

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February 12th, 2014 - 07:09 GMT

Wave of bombs across Iraq kill 10

Syria's Aleppo has been the target of regime barrel bomb attacks and airstrikes since December 2013 (File Archive/AFP)

February 6th, 2014 - 07:03 GMT

Jarba says opposition to receive advanced weapons, Kerry admits Assad "gaining" in Syria

The Iraqi army is struggling to get large swathes of the restive Anbar province back under governmental control. Al Qaeda-affiliated militants have overrun major cities, such as Fallujah and Ramadi. (AFP)

January 16th, 2014 - 06:52 GMT

Iraq PM warns of "long war" against Al Qaeda

Washington has been silent as infighting between Syrian opposition and Islamist rebels continues in the country's northern region (Courtesy of Front Page Magazine)

January 9th, 2014 - 02:09 GMT

The U.S. double standard: political consequences of Washington's Mideast affairs

Iraqi soldiers monitor a checkpoint east of Baghdad on January 6, 2014. On Thursday, 13 Iraqi army recruits were killed by a suicide bomber in the capital city. (AFP)

January 9th, 2014 - 10:30 GMT

Suicide bomber kills 13 army recruits in Baghdad

ISIL gained control of Iraq's city of Fallujah this weekend (Al Furqan Media/AFP)

January 5th, 2014 - 01:21 GMT

Iraqi forces prepare to attack Al Qaeda-controlled Fallujah, 20 killed in Baghdad bombings

At least 13 people have been killed over the past few days since Iraq's leadership deployed troops to Anbar to dismantle the Sunni Arab protest camp (AFP)

January 2nd, 2014 - 10:20 GMT

Al Qaeda militants take control of Iraq's Fallujah, country death toll recorded at highest level in 5 years

Military officers carry the coffin of a comrade during his funeral in the city of Nasiriyah, on December 31, 2013, after he was killed in fighting in the western Anbar province. (AFP)

December 31st, 2013 - 01:05 GMT

Iraqi PM Maliki orders army to leave Anbar province in bid to restore calm

Iraq and Jordan sign an agreement to build an oil pipeline between the two nations earlier in 2013. [AFP]

December 26th, 2013 - 08:53 GMT

Vital joint projects new focus for Jordan and Iraq

The development has been conceptualised to host 15,000 residential units including 2,500 townhouses and villas as per the current master plan.

September 16th, 2013 - 06:33 GMT

Changing the scene? Bloom to take on Baghdad's 'City of the Future'