The unraveling: high hopes and missed opportunities in Iraq

Prologue: The Iraq inquiry

Direct rule : June 2003-June 2004: To the land of two rivers ; Sky soldiers ; "Our Miss Bell" ; Scramble for Kirkuk ; Life in the republican Palace ; The assassination of Sheikh Agar ; Goodbye to all that

Surge : January-December 2007: Back to Baghdad ; Fard al-Qanun ; Awakening to reconciliation ; Surging through the summer ; Sadrist ceasefire ; Victory

Drawdown : May 2008-September 2010: Melian dialogue ; Uncomfortable SOFA ; Out of the cities ; Trouble along the Green Line ; Election shenanigans ; Losing Iraq

Aftermath : January 2012-July 2014: Things fall apart

Glossary : political parties and militias.