Iraq

This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit

Should the US and Israel fail in their war on Iran, Tehran would likely expand its regional influence at the expense of Sunni Arabs, who could potentially turn to extremist groups to fight back

Washington's preferred course appears to be preserving an order administered by vying factions, rather than embarking on the uncertain and potentially perilous task of replacing it

Al Majalla spoke with Sunni Arabs across the country about the current political and security situation, listening to their concerns about the future amid regional conflict and US withdrawal  

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

Al Majalla looks at how the US troop pullout will affect the US-Iran power struggle in the country

Ali al-Zaidi vowed to disarm the country's armed militias by 30 September, but could not. Iran critics worry that it will be much harder without US troops on the ground

A power vacuum left by the US toppling of Saddam's regime gave an opening for Iran to exploit. Today, its influence in Iraq extends to the political, security and economic spheres

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Through vivid colour and fragmented forms, the Iraqi painter transforms memory into a space where reality is reshaped and reimagined