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Iraq: Battle for business begins

Fewer attacks have encouraged companies to explore opportunities in the country for the first time since the invasion

Iraq: Risky land of opportunity

A range of state-owned industries, from oil and gas to agriculture and steel, are opening up in the country like never before

Fighting insurgents in Baghdad, USA

The US army is using mock villages with Arabic actors and movie special effects to train for Iraq. Mark Harris steps into a firefight

Alleged top al-Qaeda figure killed in shoot out

News of Abu Rami's killing in a battle with coalition forces in Baghdad comes at the same time as Poland ends its mission in Iraq

Baghdad Eid ul-Fitr bombings kill up to 24

Two bombs exploded close to two mosques in Baghdad where Shia worshippers had gathered to celebrate the Muslim holiday

Families return to no-go areas of Baghdad

Families return to no-go areas of Baghdad to visit relatives over Muslim holiday after years of violence kept them away

Iraq surge militiamen in hunt for new paymasters

Up to 95 per cent of the 99,000 Sons of Iraq were involved in al-Qaeda but the US has now transferred them to Iraqi control

How a girl was turned into a suicide bomber

The Times meets a 15-year-old girl who says she was drugged and set up to kill herself and others in Iraq. Watch video

Fear takes back seat on Iraq 'road to death'

At the height of the sectarian war in Iraq, death stalked the highway that stretches north from Baghdad to Baquba

Ex-soldiers to get teacher training

Tory plans to give former soldiers free teacher training were welcomed with caution today by members of Armed Forces

At least 28 killed in Baghdad bombs

Fears of a spike in violence as the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close have been justified by the latest attacks

Taliban revival sets fear swirling through Kabul

Attacks are on the rise and civilians, especially educated women, are increasingly nervous

Captors offer body of British hostage for release

Kidnappers of five British men have offered to hand over the body of one of the hostages who is said to have committed suicide

Shell opens new office in Baghdad

Shell signs an agreement with Iraq's state-owned Southern Oil Company that may be worth billions of dollars

Iraq approves provincial elections

Parliament gives unanimous approval to much-delayed elections law in move seen as vital to cementing national security