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Terrorism in Iraq

Students gather to take a group picture during the library repat the University of Mosul in front of the theatre on Feb. 19, 2022.

After years of conflict and rebuilding, Mosul University’s Central Library marks new beginning  

Culture

The library’s reopening on Feb. 19 represents a significant milestone in the return of arts and literature to a city whose culture became a target of the militants. 

An archbishop blesses a man with his golden cross

Iraqi archbishop who helped save ancient manuscripts from ISIS nominated for EU award

Human rights
Two people carry luggage down a bombed out street in Mosul.

Civilian decisions in conflict: Part I

Critical State
Iraqi boy

Life under ISIS rule is worse than we ever imagined, and some fighters and citizens have had enough

Conflict
Members of the Islamist Syrian rebel group, Jabhat al-Nusra, pose on top a tank in northern Syria earlier this year.

In Syria, the Nusra Front tries to distinguish itself from the Islamic State

Conflict
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The world’s richest jihadi group could ignite the entire Middle East

Conflict & Justice

ISIS is a new kind of terrorist organization — one that makes its own money, rather than relying on wealthy benefactors. And with its coffers fueled by gains in Iraq, the organization is threatening to ignite more of the Middle East in its conflict.ISIS is a new kind of terrorist organization — one that makes its own money, rather than relying on wealthy benefactors. And with its coffers fueled by gains in Iraq, the organization is threatening to ignite more of the Middle East in its conflict.

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces take part in an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014.

The fight against ISIS in Iraq is just beginning

Conflict & Justice

Fighting raged across Iraq Wednesday, as government forces started to mount an offensive against Sunni extremists.

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces take part in an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014.

The fight against ISIS in Iraq is just beginning

Conflict & Justice

Fighting raged across Iraq Wednesday, as government forces started to mount an offensive against Sunni extremists.

Some of the young Baghdadis who volunteered Friday for the Iraqi Army on Friday.

There’s fear in Baghdad as jihadis advance

Conflict & Justice

Fear is mounting in Baghdad, as rumors swirl that Sunni extremist forces are on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital. There is not much confidence that the Iraqi army can stop them. The US is delaying direct assistance until it gets assurances of political change.

Some of the young Baghdadis who volunteered Friday for the Iraqi Army on Friday.

There’s fear in Baghdad as jihadis advance

Conflict & Justice

Fear is mounting in Baghdad, as rumors swirl that Sunni extremist forces are on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital. There is not much confidence that the Iraqi army can stop them. The US is delaying direct assistance until it gets assurances of political change.

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