ISIS

Washington Wrestles Over Syria

By Jay Newton-Small

The Rise of ISIS Sows Mistrust Between Kurds and Sunni Arabs

By Rebecca Collard / Makhmour

Obama Warns of Extended Campaign Against ISIS

By Zeke J Miller

No Evidence Yet of ISIS Attack on U.S.

By Jay Newton-Small
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U.S. Weighs Strikes in Syria

"If you come after Americans, we’re going to come after you wherever you are"

By Dan Hirschhorn

Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 22

1. A stacked deck: reform the modern fee-based system of criminal justice that has pushed poor communities to the brink.By Alex Tabarrok in Marginal Revolution2. Real political change in Iraq – and a strong regional...

By The Aspen Institute

U.S. Attempted Rescue of ISIS Hostages

No hostages were found at the target location

By Zeke J Miller

Obama Decries Foley Beheading

"No just God would stand for what they did yesterday and what they do every single day"

By Zeke J Miller

U.S. Continues Airstrikes Near Iraq's Mosul Dam

Iraqi forces secured the dam yesterday but operations to expand control of the area continued Tuesday

By Denver Nicks

How Hope for a Kurdish State Vanished Overnight

Many thought it would be the future of Iraq. Then ISIS came along

By Justin Lynch and Emily Schneider

ISIS to U.S.: 'We Will Drown All of You in Blood'

The militants are on the defensive following a series of successful U.S. airstrikes

By Mirren Gidda

Obama's Mission Creep in Iraq

For George W. Bush it was "Mission Accomplished." For Barack Obama, it may be "mission creep."

By Michael Crowley

Kurdish Fighters Regain Some Control of Vital Iraqi Dam

Peshmerga forces appear to have partially captured the Mosul Dam from Sunni extremists, with support from U.S. air strikes and Iraqi commandos

By David Stout

Obama Authorizes Air Strikes in Iraq

The U.S. is helping the Iraqi government reclaim the Mosul Dam

By Nolan Feeney

Iraq Leader to Step Down

A successor had been nominated earlier this week

By Noah Rayman

We Must Treat ISIS Like a State to Defeat It

Statehood carries obligations and commitments—and these expose the group to failure

By Faysal Itani

Kurds Finally Have America’s Attention

Obama sends in the military to repel a gruesome terrorist army

By Michael Crowley

An Evil That Must Be Stopped

ISIS is the most serious threat to American interests in a decade. Why we must counter it

By Joe Klein

The Yezidis—and the Kurds—Hope for U.S. Salvation in Iraq

With ISIS threatening Iraq's north, both the Kurds and the Yezidis are desperate for help—and it's not coming from Baghdad

By Rebecca Collard / Erbil

Leadership Crisis Hits Iraq

Political discord, a humanitarian crisis in the north, and the ongoing war against Sunni extremists have rendered the situation in Iraq extremely unstable

By David Stout
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