ISIS
It is necessary to improve the underlying conditions that transformed ordinary citizens into desperate ISIL supporters.
by Rami G Khouri
Battle for Mosul
by Samya Kullab
Middle East
Middle East20 Feb 2017 04:15 GMT
Prime minister announces start of military operation to take back ISIL's last major urban territory in Iraq.
Inside Story19 Feb 2017 20:25 GMT
Iraqi forces and their allies have been fighting for months to push ISIL out of Mosul.
Muslim Ban19 Feb 2017 08:19 GMT
The Iraqi government has come under increasing pressure to retaliate against Trump's Muslim ban.
Battle for Mosul17 Feb 2017 07:59 GMT
Analysis: The success of Iraq's counterterrorism forces highlights deep public misconceptions about the war on ISIL.
Politics16 Feb 2017 21:21 GMT
At least 18 arrested for providing shelter and funds to ISIL fighters and for recruitment in different parts of kingdom.
Middle East16 Feb 2017 20:44 GMT
Attack in area full of car dealerships and garages is the latest in renewed wave of blasts to strike the Iraqi capital.
Battle for Mosul16 Feb 2017 11:32 GMT
More than 46,000 people go back to homes in east of city despite fierce fighting between ISIL and government forces.
Middle East15 Feb 2017 17:37 GMT
Powerful blast kills at least nine people and wounds dozens in crowded street of mainly Shia suburb of Iraqi capital.
Iraq13 Feb 2017 10:16 GMT
The minority group has long been divided along sectarian lines - but recent events could bring greater unity.
Middle East12 Feb 2017 03:32 GMT
At least seven killed during demonstration by Muqtada al-Sadr loyalists demanding overhaul of Iraq's electoral system.
Middle East11 Feb 2017 14:01 GMT
Supporters of powerful leader Muqtada al-Sadr are demanding that the electoral commission be reformed.
Battle for Mosul07 Feb 2017 09:34 GMT
Firefighters are still working to extinguish the oil wells torched by ISIL as the group retreated from Qayyara.
Human Rights05 Feb 2017 11:20 GMT
Palestinians in Iraq face an uncertain future with little hope of escaping life as stateless refugees.
Muslim Ban04 Feb 2017 11:28 GMT
In the 1950s political turmoil interrupted my father's life, just like the Muslim ban has now done to many other lives.
by Huda Al-Marashi
Talk to Al Jazeera04 Feb 2017 10:26 GMT
What is homecoming like when you find out that ISIL lived in your house? Returning Iraqis tell us their stories.
by Belkis Wille
by Tallha Abdulrazaq