The future role of the American Embassy in Kabul is tied to the fate of the peace process and a military withdrawal, even as violence continues.
Tag: Iraq War (2003-11)
Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed Up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour.
Depending on whom you ask, the People’s Jihadists are Iran’s government-in-waiting or a duplicitous terrorist cult that forbids sexual thoughts. What are they doing in Albania?
Americans Demand a Rethinking of the ‘Forever War’
The United States must stop its involvement in endless wars, say bipartisan critics of both President Trump’s actions and Washington policymakers.
More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq
The number, which has steadily increased since the Jan. 8 attack, is now at 64.
The Day I Realized I Would Never Find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq
As an intelligence officer assigned to the Iraq Survey Group, I stumbled into the most revealing truth of the conflict.
A Myth That Won’t Die About a Gulf War Weapon, and Why It Matters
Pentagon leaders have repeated a tall tale about artillery that was used against Iraqi troops during Desert Storm. For the Army, the fiction began right at the very top.
Airstrike That Killed Suleimani Also Killed Powerful Iraqi Militia Leader
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a lifelong ally of Iran, was the Iraqi deputy commander of the group overseeing militias, and long at odds with the United States.
Qassim Suleimani, Master of Iran’s Intrigue, Built a Shiite Axis of Power in Mideast
The commander helped direct wars in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, and he became the face of Iran’s efforts to build a regional bloc of Shiite power.
America’s Dark History of Killing Its Own Troops With Cluster Munitions
The weapons are notorious for their effects on civilians. But five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews have revealed they’ve also killed and wounded scores of Americans.
Leaked Iran Cables: Key Findings From Secret Documents
Leaked spy cables reveal how Iran came to dominate the political and military spheres in Iraq. Here’s what the hundreds of documents tell us.