Iraq
Michael Kamber for The New York Times
News about Iraq, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
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Sep. 29, 2014
Iraqi military command begins campaign to re-enlist soldiers and officers who abandoned their units, granting de facto amnesty for deserters in move that highlights force's desperate need for experienced soldiers; army has been routed in battle after battle by Islamic State jihadists, despite impact of American-led airstrike campaign. MORE -
Sep. 29, 2014
Pres Obama tells 60 Minutes that United States underestimated the rise of the Islamic State militants and placed too much trust in Iraqi military to fight such Sunni extremists; rebuts critics who say his refusal to intervene more directly in Syrian civil war and his decision to pull all American troops out of Iraq in 2011 had created conditions that allowed the rise of Islamic State, instead pointing the finger at former Iraqi Prime Min Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. MORE -
Sep. 29, 2014
Many Shiite residents of Baghdad's Karada neighborhood, which has come under attack from Sunni extremists in Islamic State, fault Shiite-led government and Shiite-dominated police force for failing to uphold public security and impartial justice; most specifically fault former Prime Min Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. MORE -
Sep. 26, 2014
Islamic State militants execute Sameera Salih Ali al-Nuaimy, Iraqi lawyer known for her work promoting women’s rights, in public after she posted comments on Facebook condemning the group. MORE -
Sep. 26, 2014
Iraqi Prime Min Haider al-Abadi, at United Nations General Assembly meeting, says that he fully supports American-led airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State, but also makes it clear that he opposes any broadening of air campaign to target forces loyal to Syrian Pres Bashar al-Assad. MORE
Featured Articles
Life in a Jihadist Capital: Order With a Darker Side
Islamist extremists in control of
Raqqa, Syria, have blended their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam
with the practicalities of governance.
July 24, 2014
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After Retreat, Iraqi Soldiers Fault Officers
When Iraq’s security forces crumbled in
the face of militants, they were labeled cowards. But in the case of
one brigade, at least, what emerges instead is a portrait of
mismanagement and treachery.
July 2, 2014
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Redrawn Lines Seen as No Cure in Iraq Conflict
Fragmentation appears inevitable, but the tensions that divide may fuel new conflicts over ideology and natural resources.
June 27, 2014
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Middle East Memo
ISIS Threatens Al Qaeda as Flagship Movement of Extremists
The question is whether the new group, which now calls itself simply the Islamic State, will endure.
July 1, 2014
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Rebels’ Fast Strike in Iraq Was Years in the Making
The group’s sweep into Mosul and
farther south appeared to catch many Iraqi and U.S. officials by
surprise, but the gains were the realization of a yearslong strategy of
state-building.
June 15, 2014
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Uneasy Alliance Gives Insurgents an Edge in Iraq
Saddam Hussein’s former loyalists have been crucial in helping Sunni insurgents capture vast amounts of territory so quickly.
June 19, 2014
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Insurgency in Iraq Widens Rivals’ Rift
After President Hassan Rouhani of Iran
declared readiness to defend Iraq’s Shiite holy sites, Saudi leaders
issued a barely veiled admonishment not to intervene.
June 19, 2014
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As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked
Elected Islamists have been shoved to
the margins, and they are debating how to revive the Arab Spring’s dream
of synthesizing Islam and democracy.
June 19, 2014
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ARTICLES ABOUT IRAQ
Here There Is No Why
Islamic State represents the counterhuman. The human has no alternative but to fight back.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
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Iraq Army Woos Deserters Back to War on ISIS
The Iraqi military command has launched a campaign to re-enlist soldiers and officers who abandoned their units.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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Obama Acknowledges U.S. Erred in Assessing ISIS
President Obama told
“60 Minutes” that the United States had placed too much trust in the
Iraqi military, allowing the region to become “ground zero for jihadists
around the world.”
September 29, 2014, Monday
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Shiites in a Battered Neighborhood of Baghdad Fault One of Their Own
Few in Karada
describe the violence in sectarian terms, but most blame Nuri Kamal
al-Maliki, the former prime minister, for allowing public security to
decay.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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3 Nations Offer Limited Support to Attack on ISIS
Britain, Belgium and Denmark lined up behind the United States, agreeing to military operations in Iraq — but not in Syria.
September 27, 2014, Saturday
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Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones
Soldiers’ frantic
attempts to resupply ahead of a battle this week exposed some of the
Iraqi Army’s glaring weaknesses as it tries to counter the Islamic
State.
September 27, 2014, Saturday
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A President Awakens
It's not too late for Obama to harness American resolve in shaping a posthierarchical world order.
September 26, 2014, Friday
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Women’s Rights Activist Executed by ISIS in Iraq
Sameera Salih Ali
al-Nuaimy, an Iraqi lawyer known for her work promoting women’s rights,
was killed by a firing squad after she posted comments on Facebook
condemning the militant group.
September 26, 2014, Friday
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Iraq: Militants Kill Lawyer Who Aided Women’s Rights
An Iraqi lawyer known
for her work promoting women’s rights has been killed by Islamic State
fighters, the head of the United Nations human rights office said
Thursday.
September 26, 2014, Friday
Report of Islamic State Terror Threat to Subways Met With Doubt
Intelligence
officials said information from the Iraqi prime minister was
inconsistent with what they know about the Islamic State.
September 26, 2014, Friday
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