Iraq war

A traditional café interior with several men seated around wooden tables, surrounded by walls adorned with framed photographs and cultural decorations.
Culture
An afternoon at the iconic Martyrs’ Café in Baghdad
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Major General Qassem Suleimani, who heads the Quds Brigade in Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Conflict
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A member of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) takes his position during a patrol looking for militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in a neighborhood in Ramadi, July 23, 2014.
Global Politics
Iraq is in serious trouble. Here’s how it got there
A resident gestures as he talks to a U.S. soldier from 2nd Brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne on patrol in Baghdad's Adhamiya district January 5, 2008.
Conflict & Justice
How wars end part I: Iraq