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Bombings Kill Dozens in Baghdad Hours Before Curfew Is Set to Be Lifted
A string of deadly bombings hit Baghdad just as a decade-long curfew that has restricted movement in the city at night was scheduled to be lifted.
Top Kurdish Commander Killed as Islamic State Launches Surprise Offensive on Kirkuk
Video footage shows a battle for a police base in the center of the northern Iraqi city. Attacks also hit Baghdad and Samarra.
Islamic State Releases Sick and Elderly Yazidis — But Thousands More Still Held Captive
The militants freed at least 200 members of the Iraqi minority group, but many women and young girls are still being held prisoner and subjected to violence.
In Photos: Kids Go to School in Islamic State-Held Territory in Iraq
The terror group attempts to show a normal resumption of life under militant rule with a photo essay of students attending school in the country's northwest.
Islamic State Video Shows Militants Enforcing Sharia Law in Kirkuk Province
A video released by the Islamic State shows militants "promoting virtue and preventing vice" in Iraq's Kirkuk province.
Islamic State Insurgent Cells Cause Death and Discrimination Behind Iraq's Front Lines
Kurds in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk increasingly distrust and turn away Sunni Arab refugees, fearing Islamic State militants hiding among them.
Militias Fighting the Islamic State in Iraq Are Accused of Terrorizing Civilians
Shia militias enlisted to fight against the Islamic State are kidnapping and murdering hundreds of mostly-Sunni victims with impunity, according to a new Amnesty International report.
Meet the PKK 'Terrorists' Battling the Islamic State on the Frontlines of Iraq
VICE News speaks to fighters from the PKK — a group the US designates a terrorist organization — that recently arrived in Kirkuk to fight the Islamic State.
Kurds Have Seized Oil Fields in Northern Iraq
Kurds seized two major oil fields near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk this morning, as they seemingly move further toward independence.
Iraq's 53 Blindfolded Bodies Resurrect Specter of Sectarian Violence
Iraqi forces discovered 53 bound and blindfolded corpses south of Baghdad today, a chilling reminder of sectarian fighting in 2006 and 2007.
The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 4)
VICE News is with Kurdish peshmerga forces fighting to maintain control over their land in rapidly unraveling Iraq.
The Battle for Iraq
For our fourth dispatch about the escalating crisis in Iraq, VICE News embedded with Kurdish fighters as they struggled to maintain control over their land. We also spoke with a Sunni tribal leader in Kirkuk about the recent Kurdish takeover and the...