IS planning to step up attacks in Iraq's 'fragile regions'

Attacks have already increased sharply, mostly confined to the territory separating the Kurdistan Region from the rest of Iraq, following the US withdrawal in late September

Rustum Mahmud

Trouble in Sinai

[caption id="attachment_55236865" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Bedouin protesters raise Al-Qaeda-affiliated flags on a watch tower in Egypt's Sinai on September 14, 2012 after they stormed a…

Alastair Beach

Back to Dialogue

[caption id="attachment_55236834" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah (L), Director-General and Chief executive of the IISS, John Chipman (C),…

Manuel Almeida

A Martyr’s Funeral

[caption id="attachment_55236749" align="alignnone" width="620"] A general view of the southern Yemeni city of Taiz, Abdul Latif’s hometown in Yemen and the site of his burial. Source: MOHAMMED…

Nasser Arrabyee

New Status, New Friendships

[caption id="attachment_55236735" align="alignnone" width="620"] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he arrives to address the crowds in the West Bank city of Ramallah as Palestinians…

Sophie Anmuth

The Revolution Will Not Be Boxed

[caption id="attachment_55236682" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian women prepare to cast their ballots in a vote on the draft constitution at a polling station in the Cairo neighborhood of…

Dina Wahba

War of Others

[caption id="attachment_55236673" align="alignnone" width="620"] Lebanese Hezbollah supporters hold up a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (L), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and his…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Another Turning Point in Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55236597" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Egyptian activist from the 6th of April Movement prepares a banner to campaign against a new draft constitution and call…

Alastair Beach

Time to Talk

[caption id="attachment_55236555" align="alignnone" width="620"] United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) attends a meeting with Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sana’a on 19…

Manuel Almeida

Sectarianism Intrudes

[caption id="attachment_55236509" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni Shi’ite boy attends a march during Ashoura celebrations in Sana’a on 24 November 2012. Source: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty…

Abubakr Al-Shamahi