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The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 4)
VICE News is with Kurdish peshmerga forces fighting to maintain control over their land in rapidly unraveling Iraq.
Iraq PM 'Welcomes' Syrian Airstrikes Against ISIS
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he stands with Syria over ISIS strikes and has bought planes from Russia — which won't please the West.
Iraq's ISIS Crisis Puts Long Disputed Oil-Rich Kirkuk Back Into Kurdish Hands
Alongside the Kurds, Kirkuk has large Turkmen and Shiite Arab populations. All three groups have conflicting historic claims to the region.
Reports Emerge That Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Hussein to Death Has Been Killed by ISIS
Judge Raouf Abdul Rahman, who was ethnically Kurdish, led the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal during Saddam’s trial in 2006.
The Battle for Iraq
As a coalition of ISIS fighters, Sunni militias, and former Baathists continues to push its way toward Baghdad, the Iraqi army and Shiite militias have fought to slow its progress. In Mosul, however, ISIS and other Sunni forces now exert total control.
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.
The Battle for Iraq
Last week, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the extremist militant Sunni group—along with other Sunni militias and former Baathist party members—seized control of large parts of Iraq, including Mosul, the nation's second largest city.
Shiite Cleric Urges Iraqis to Fight Against ISIS
The call comes as Iraqi army helicopters launch attack in Tikrit against the Sunni militant group sweeping across parts of the country.
ISIS Militants Capture Iraq's Second Largest City
The Islamic militant group took control of a number of the city’s main buildings, military bases and police stations after days of fighting.
Anti-Shia Sentiment Simmers Ahead of Indonesia's Election
The vast majority of Indonesia's Muslims are Sunni. Now some extremists are calling for a "purge" of the country's religious minorities.