The Demographics of America’s Private Military Contractors
In 2016, one in four American armed personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan was a private contractor–most of whom were older, white men.
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Iraq
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Viewfinder: Protesting the Government in Iraq
Iraqis protest against the government and the lack of basic services outside the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 5th, 2018.
‘The Government Is Constructing a New Generation of ISIS’
A year after the liberation of Mosul, Iraq's boys find themselves in a series of dead ends.
In Post-Election Iraq, a Sense of Political Fatigue Lives on
Tired of candidates who offer splashy, unrealistic promises, many citizens lost faith in the electoral process. That discontent showed in the election turnout.
The Complex Gender Politics of Kurdistan
While the region touts some of the most pro-feminism positions in the world, there are still many regressive aspects to its society.
Viewfinder: Walking Through Mosul After the Liberation
An Iraqi man walks past a prosthetic leg in a residential area in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, on March 13th, 2018.
Field Notes: Inside a Ravaged Building in Northern Iraq
Haji Ali, Iraq: A view of the village—which has been ravaged by battles against ISIS—through one of its destroyed buildings.
We Will Never Know How Many U.S. Troops Are Abroad
With Special Operations Command personnel making up an increasingly large share of troop levels abroad, the government mandate for wartime transparency becomes less binding.
Viewfinder: A School for Displaced Iraqi Children
Displaced Iraqi children from the former embattled city of Mosul attend school at the Hasan Sham camp, east of Erbil in northern Iraq, on November 20th, 2017.
How the Pentagon Repurposes Civilian Casualties as Anti-Terror Propaganda
The American military has released hundreds of videos showing U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. The victims are not always the intended targets.