Environment Rare snow in Iraq turns Baghdad into winter wonderland Xeni Jardin

war Rocket falls in Northern Iraq near Balad air base which houses US troops Xeni Jardin

politics IRAQ: Multiple Katyusha rockets fall in Baghdad's Green Zone (VIDEO) Xeni Jardin

Business Iraq: Chevron evacuates staff from Kurdistan oil site, will Russia's Rosneft benefit? Xeni Jardin

News House Intel chair Adam Schiff on Iran: 'We have to expect retaliation' Xeni Jardin

war Iran War: As U.S. sends 3,500 more troops to mideast, the vibe in Baghdad is bad Xeni Jardin

world news IRAQ: Rocket strikes reported at US-Iraqi military base near Baghdad airport Xeni Jardin

spooks 900 pages of leaked Iranian spy cables reveal how America's failures after invasions allowed Iran to seize control of Iraqi politics Cory Doctorow

CIA RIP, George HW Bush: a mass-murderer and war-criminal Cory Doctorow

russia United Nations: ISIS is regrouping Seamus Bellamy

iraq Ancient relics swiped by Hobby Lobby are headed home to Iraq Seamus Bellamy

Business The US gave its client states hundreds of millions for anti-terrorism, then crooked UK military contractors ripped it all off Cory Doctorow

police If patrolling US soldiers can avoid shooting civilians, why can't US cops stop murdering unarmed black men? Cory Doctorow

elections The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th District is a torture advocate who worked at Abu Ghraib Cory Doctorow

video Shoulder-mounted GoPro stops Iraqi sniper's bullet Andrea James

war Interview with a captured ISIS commander Rob Beschizza

fraud Iraq bans fake bomb detectors Rob Beschizza

literature Saddam Hussein novella translated to English Rob Beschizza

politics Five questions every journalist should be asking would-be UK Labour leader Angela Eagle Cory Doctorow

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher