IRAQ
For years this man has spoken out for members of Saddam's old party. Now Iraqis are listening.
IRAQ
He helped create and equip the Iraqi insurgency. U.S. forces tried for years to kill or capture him. Now he has a different mission: to destroy Al Qaeda in Iraq.
INTERNATIONAL
Iraq's voters will come out in force for Saturday's elections, armed with knowledge, says deputy prime minister.
IRAQ
And Shiites and Kurds. Electioneering in Iraq is still a work in progress.
IRAQ
It's too late to fix Iraq before the pullout date. All U.S. troops can do now is keep trying to slow the killing and get out. They call it 'Iraqi good enough.'
IRAQ
Iraqi Parliament redefines relations with U.S.
THE ROAD TO THE INAUGURATION
Relax, Obama—foreign policy's stalled at the moment
INTERNATIONAL
A country in dire need of professional help—can its wounds be healed?
IRAQ WAR
Nobody wants to talk about gays in Iraq, much less who is killing them.
IRAQ WAR
Gen. David Petraeus explains why vigilance is still needed in Iraq, and why Afghanistan in some ways is a bigger worry.
IRAQ WAR
As he prepares to depart Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus cautions against premature declarations of victory.
CHECKPOINT BAGHDAD
Baghdad's zoo gets a new guest, healing some old wounds.
IRAQ
Iraq's national symphony orchestra strives to be a fresh symbol of hope
IRAQ
Suicide bombings in two Iraqi cities raise fears that more attacks are yet to come.
IRAQ
The Iraqi Army has regained control from militias in Basra. Now it faces a new foe: the government.
IRAQ
More borderline troops are being sent to the front, sometimes with tragic results.
IRAQ
Slowly, in certain urban pockets, a more liberal, secular culture is returning to Iraq's streets.
THE MILITARY
New research shows that minorities and women have the highest job satisfaction ratings among those serving in the military.
IRAQ
The Iraqi branch of the terror organization is stepping up its racketeering campaigns as the military clamps down on its operations.
WAR IN IRAQ
Baghdad's Green Zone has become the latest battleground in the struggle for Iraq .
IRAQ
The Army is spending millions to hire 'experts' to analyze Iraqi society. If only they could find some.
THE MILITARY
A congressman cracks down on soft porn at the PX.
IRAQ
The tough stand of Iraq's army, with U.S. air support, could be America's way out. But will we give them the munitions and armor they need?
IRAQ
They show terror plots, but raise new questions about some U.S. claims.
IRAQ
Life is improving at Baghdad's Yarmouk Hospital. But it still faces some chronic problems.
IRAQ
Peaceful Kurdistan has been the silver lining amidst the upheaval of the Iraq War. But controversial oil deals threaten the stability.
MIDDLE EAST
Attack fells a suspected terrorist with a list of enemies.
IRAQ
American commanders hope they can turn Sadr's Shiite supporters the same way they have former Sunni insurgents.
IRAQ
Thousands of Iraqis are joining forces with American troops to drive out insurgents. What it's costing the U.S.--and why it could become even more expensive in the years ahead.
IRAQ
A new U.S. military push is focusing on the militant stronghold of Diyala. An on-scene report.
IRAQ
Gen. David Petraeus has led the most dramatic turnaround in Iraq since 2003. But he's not planning to celebrate yet.
IRAQ
Death squads are killing fewer people, but they're also taking more care to hide their grisly handiwork.
IRAQ
The Iraq conflict has given rise to some peculiar turns of phrase. A guide to strategic linguistics—and what it tells about the U.S. military message.
The U.S. military says it will pull 5,000 troops by mid-December
IRAQ
Actually, yes. Refugees are returning—but it's tough to resettle them without worsening sectarian divisions.
OPINION
Why we need to acknowledge that the news from Iraq has been getting better.
IRAQ
For the first time in years, the Iraqi capital is showing signs of life. But the calm is all too fragile, and it's an opportunity the government cannot afford to miss.
MILITARY
Little is being done to give vets the educational opportunities their elders enjoyed.
SHADOWLAND
The costs of the Iraq war are not only astronomical, as a new Congressional report shows, they are unconscionable. So who's going to pay?
CHECKPOINT BAGHDAD
MILITARY
Soldiers in training might not immediately appreciate the value of literature. But professor Elizabeth Samet has found that in time many come to realize the power of words.
THE MILITARY
The author of a new book contends that women shouldn't be in the front lines.
IRAQ
The Iraqi minister caught between the Turks and the Kurds discusses rising regional tensions—and the unexpected Syrian reaction—in the wake of a cross-border PKK raid.
THE MILITARY
In a report obtained by NEWSWEEK, the affair's investigator casts doubt on the prosecution's case.
IRAQ
What's striking about this conflict is not that Americans and Iraqis have met on the battlefield and fallen in love and married. It's that so few have. In their stories lies the sad, tortured tale of the war itself.
THE MILITARY
In a report obtained by NEWSWEEK, the affair's investigator casts doubt on the prosecution's case.
Iraq is facing a deadly cholera outbreak, but war-weary citizens for the most part aren't concerned.
Plain Speaking
Iraq's ambassador to the United States backs the Petraeus plan, calls for Iran to 'stop interfering' in his country's affairs—and expects a continued American presence there for a long time to come.
Blackwater Down
A noonday shoot-out in Baghdad prompts angry calls for Western security contractors to be reined in.
In The Face Of Death
The Iraqis who signed up to help the Americans are losing faith—and often their lives. One family's story.
The Age of Irresponsibility
How Bush has created a moral vacuum in Iraq in which Americans can kill for free.
Vocal Minority
Adam Kokesh has become a charismatic spokesman for a small but growing number of Iraq veterans who now oppose the war.
Who Comes Home First?
Now that President Bush has approved a plan to gradually bring home some U.S. troops from Iraq, some of the families of the first unit to ship out are, surprisingly, not happy.
Black Watch, Dark Drama
The Iraq experiences of Scotland's famed Black Watch regiment, told in their words, make a landmark night of theater.
In Iraq, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
Gen. Petraeus is a smart and capable leader. But he's not the savior Congress imagines him to be—and his strategy won't work.
Deconstructing Petraeus
A critic and a champion review the general's Capitol Hill testimony.
Baghdad's New Owners
Shiites now dominate the once mixed capital, and there is little chance of reversing the process.
COVER STORY
Five years on, the war is transforming the American officer corps.
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