A new thread for Iraq in 2015 and obviously due to the overlap with the Syrian civil war should be read alongside the 2015 Syrian thread.

The title IMHO reflects how complicated the Iraqi civil war / insurgency is, notably the strange alliance supporting the Iraqi state and the semi-independent role of the Kurds.

A separate thread remains on ISIS, where commentaries on the group are best placed:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ad.php?t=21084