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Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilise Kurds gathers pace
Published: March 4, 2026 22:22
Experts say backing Iran’s ethnic communities could ‘open up a hornet’s nest’ and increase risk of chaotic civil warIntense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border…
Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran
Published: March 3, 2026 19:38
Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten Calvin Bailey keeps his Iraq medal, issued to members of the British armed forces who served as part of Operation…
Iran death toll rises as Trump vows to continue operation: what we know so far on day three
Published: March 2, 2026 19:28
Hundreds have reportedly been killed in Iran since Saturday, while Trump says attacks could last for up to five weeksUS-Israel war on Iran – live updates Continue reading...
At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/people-dead-after-pro-iran-protests-pakistan-iraq
Published: March 1, 2026 19:05
US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali KhameneiUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesAt least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan in which hundreds of people marched on…
Trump is marching toward war with Iran. He hasn’t bothered to make clear why | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/27/trump-iran-war-iraq-invasion
Published: February 27, 2026 11:00
The US spent months promoting a false case for the invasion of Iraq. This time, we’re in the dark about Washington’s goalsIn October 2002, George W Bush laid out his case for taking the US to war against Iraq in a half-hour speech televised around the…
America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine | Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/26/us-intelligence-iraq-war-ukraine
Published: February 26, 2026 11:00
Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined?Four years ago, on 24 February 2022, the Russian military began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, having already occupied Crimea since 2014.…
Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty
Published: February 19, 2026 08:51
Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custodyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of Australian men…
The President’s Cake review – toughly revealing story of kid on a baking mission for Saddam Hussein’s birthday
Published: February 11, 2026 07:00
Nine-year-old Lamia is obliged by her school to make a birthday cake for the Iraqi president, and meets a series of vivid characters as she shops for sanctioned ingredientsThere’s a terrific charm and sweetness in this debut from Iraqi film-maker Hasan…
‘They were humans’: inquiry into mass Channel drowning hears from families
Published: February 5, 2026 13:54
Relatives of at least 27 people who died in November 2021 describe their loved ones and their grief to Cranston inquiryOn 24 November 2021, at least 27 people died in the worst mass migrant Channel drowning on record. Two years later, the Cranston inquiry…
Shock, awe, death, joy and looting: how the Guardian covered the outbreak of the Iraq war
Published: February 3, 2026 05:00
In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with troops, Guardian reporters witnessed the violence on the groundThe allied attack on Iraq began on 20 March…
‘Yes, they would execute a child’: the film about a girl who has to bake a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein
Published: February 2, 2026 08:00
Warm, funny and heartbreaking, The President’s Cake tells the story of a brutal ruler and a girl forced to make him a present in a time of sanctions-induced hardship. Its Iraqi director Hasan Hadi remembers his own fearful childhoodThere were no cinemas in…
Ex-British army chief calls on ministers to back MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans
Published: February 1, 2026 07:00
Nick Carter says easing controls on MDMA will allow drug to be used as alternative treatment for those with PTSDA former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested more…
Iraq’s former prime minister denounces ‘blatant American interference’ in election
Published: January 28, 2026 13:14
Nouri al-Maliki responds to Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw US support for Iraq if he is returned to powerUS politics live – latest updatesIraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has angrily denounced “blatant American interference” in the country’s…
Mother of man jailed in Syria for Islamic State links calls for his repatriation to UK or Canada
Published: January 27, 2026 10:26
Sally Lane fears son Jack Letts, who left UK aged 18, may face death penalty if airlifted to Iraq under US operationThe mother of a British-born man detained for nearly nine years without trial in Syria has called for his repatriation to the UK or Canada…
The 'ticking-bomb' Syrian prisons filled with IS suspects – video explainer
Published: January 24, 2026 13:17
The Syrian government has taken control of several prison camps holding Islamic State (IS) suspects in the north-east of the country. The takeover took place after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which previously controlled the facilities, signed a…
Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama
Published: January 21, 2026 08:00
Arcola theatre, LondonChris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprisingThis historical drama about the 1991 Kurdish uprising in Iraq abounds with…
Why America needs a new antiwar movement – and how it can win | Jeremy Varon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/18/new-antiwar-movement-iraq-war
Published: January 18, 2026 12:00
Demonstrations against the Iraq war proved protest works. Now we must halt destruction before it more powerfully startsIn spring 2004, Gen Anthony Zinni uttered about Iraq the dreaded words in US politics: “I spent two years in Vietnam, and I’ve seen this…
Exiled gangland boss Kazem Hamad linked to Victoria’s tobacco wars arrested in Iraq
Published: January 14, 2026 04:16
Hamad arrested on behalf of Australian authorities for alleged drug traffickingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn exiled underworld boss connected to Victoria’s ongoing…
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/iran-protesters-western-intervention-us-israel
Published: January 13, 2026 10:00
Previous meddling has damaged the region, and once again the the US and Israel don’t have Iranians’ best interests at heartWhat does it take to shake illusions in western intervention? This is not a question designed to deflect from the barbarism being…
Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/12/trump-mistakes-iraq-venezuela
Published: January 12, 2026 11:00
As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Paul Bremer, the US proconsul in Iraq, memorably declared at a press conference in Baghdad…
Trump claims Venezuela is set for an oil boom after US attack – history points to a bumpy road ahead
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/07/trump-venezuela-oil-regime-after-maduro
Published: January 7, 2026 12:00
From Venezuela to Libya to Iraq, removal of dictators has not always guaranteed a surge in oil production, data showsHours after Nicolás Maduro was captured by US special forces in Venezuela and indicted on drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges,…
Blair pressured officials over case of UK soldiers accused of beating Iraqi man to death, files show
Published: December 30, 2025 05:00
Then PM wrote on note from aide in 2005 that case ‘must not’ be dealt with in civil court, archives revealCabinet Office accused of covering up for royal family after blocking release of Andrew documents‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his…
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer prize-winner who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, dies aged 91
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/peter-arnett-dead-vietnam-gulf-war
Published: December 18, 2025 03:02
Arnett won 1966 Pulitzer prize for international reporting for his Vietnam war coverage for the Associated PressPeter Arnett, the Pulitzer prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from…