America is cultivating new allies among Iraq's disaffected, reports Saad Abdel-Wahab
Both the US military in Iraq and Staffan de Mistura, the UN chief in Iraq, credit the emergence of Awakening Councils with playing a major part in the decline in (...)
Shifting dynamics leave Sadrists the occupation's chief foe, reports Saad Abdel-Wahab from Baghdad
The strife in Iraq has become not only Shia- Sunni, but Shia-Shia and Sunni-Sunni. The Shia parties are fighting for their personal interests, (...)
On a drive to disarm Sadr ahead of provincial elections, Al-Maliki proposes that militias back none in politics except him and his allies, reports Saad Abdel-Wahab from Baghdad
Armed confrontations flared up in Basra, Iraq's second largest city and (...)
With the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, Saad Abdel-Wahab looks at its covert beginnings and many dark moments
On 20 March 2003, explosions were heard in Baghdad. There is now evidence that various Special Forces and Special Operations (...)
The resurfacing of Al-Sadr and a judicial turn-around show the weaknesses of a once powerful anti-occupation voice, argues Saad Abdel-Wahab
According to military figures, attacks in Baghdad are down 75 per cent since June 2007 thanks in part to a (...)