Islamic state of iraq and syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on ISIS Crisis: We Have Started Our Counteroffensive
"We were able to contain the strike and arrest deterioration," Maliki said. Meanwhile, ISIS-led gunmen attacked Iraq's biggest oil refinery.
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Ignores Calls to Build Bridges With Sunni Peers
Dozens died in Iraq today as the country threatens a return to the brutal sectarian violence which once threatened to destroy it.
ISIS Fighters and Their Friends Are Total Social Media Pros
The militant group has proved to be a product of its time, with a market placement strategy that could compete with the next iPhone.
'It’s One Big Conflict Now': Former Ambassador Robert Ford on the Way Forward in Syria and Iraq
America’s last ambassador to Syria made waves when he said he was “no longer in a position where I felt I could defend the American policy.”
Iraqi Soldiers Fleeing ISIS Claim They Were 'Abandoned' by Senior Officers
Iraqi soldiers told VICE News that they felt they were abandoned by their leadership, starved of supplies and left unable to fight.
Explosion at Turkey-Syria Border Kills Dozens
Graphic video has emerged of the huge explosion that killed a reported 29 people near the Syrian Bab al-Salama checkpoint.
Al Qaeda Accused of 'Making the Mujahideen Sad'
ISIS criticized al Qaeda’s official Syrian affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra in an audio recording posted to jihadist internet forums on Sunday.
Iraqis Defy Suicide Bombers to Vote in National Elections
Despite the looming threat of violence, Iraq went to the polls today in the first election since US forces left in 2011.
Bombings in Iraq Kill Dozens Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
With a vote scheduled for Wednesday, Sunni militants stepped up lethal strikes across the country amid mounting sectarian hostility.
Al Qaeda Is Taking Over Whole Cities In Iraq
The Iraqi city of Fallujah — and much of the city of Ramadi — have fallen to tribal militants linked to a homegrown franchise of al Qaeda.