Oil, natural resources, religion and history are all powerful attractions compelling many parties to fight for a hand in Iraq. From the Islamic Caliphates to today's Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...

The U.S. military map in Iraq in early 2010: Marines are leaving the western desert, Army units are in the former British zone in the south and the overall mission is coalescing around air and ...

Weary of sectarian bloodshed, some Baghdad residents have taken to wearing small gold maps of Iraq around their necks to express their loyalty to a unified nation. Tom Bullock reports many Iraqi flags ...

The wars in Iraq and Syria have effectively merged into one sprawling conflict, especially in light of the massive blitz across northern and central Iraq by militant group ISIS and its affiliates. The ...

KABERLI Iraq (Reuters) - A new map is being drawn across the plains of northern Iraq as Sunni militants of the Islamic State purge the rural landscape of religious and ethnic minorities that have ...

Now that the official case for attacking Iraq made by the US and British governments has started to unravel, the question of the real reason for unleashing this death and destruction has become a hot ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Click and drag the marker to where you think Iraq is on this map of the Middle East. When you drop it, the answer will appear, and you’ll see how your guess compares with everyone else who has played.

With 151 killings of journalists since 1992, including 93 unresolved murders, Iraq remains one of the most dangerous places to work in news. Alsragey hopes the map will counteract what he perceives as ...