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Feds Accuse Colorado Woman of Supporting Terrorists

By Noah Rayman

Survey Shows a Growing Fear of Islamic Extremism in the Middle East

By Melissa Hellmann

Kurds to Vote on Independence From Iraq

By Karl Vick

What is the Caliphate?

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The Iraqi Government Seems Helpless to Stop ISIS

The Sunni militant group says it has created its own Islamic empire. Their hold is less than secure, but Iraq's government seems helpless

By Rebecca Collard

Sunni Militants Declare Caliphate After Iraq Gains

In a move that may attract more followers, the Sunni extremist group claims to establish dominion over all the world's Muslims

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Iraq Leader Under Pressure as U.S. Looks Elsewhere

A moment of truth for Nouri al-Maliki

By Justin Worland

U.S. Oil Could Rescue Iraq

If civil war engulfs all of Iraq, oil prices are likely to skyrocket. But U.S. exports could change the game

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Blood for Oil

If the violence in Iraq spins out of control, global crude prices could skyrocket

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Syria Bombed ISIS Fighters in Iraq, Maliki Confirms

Syria has joined the conflict in Iraq by launching air strikes against the insurgents, the Iraqi Prime Minister confirms

By Mirren Gidda

One Holy Site Could Restart Iraq's Civil War

Officials fear repeat of 2006 attack on sacred Shi'ite mosque

By Michael Crowley

The First U.S. Special Forces Have Arrived in Baghdad

They are there to consult and not engage in combat, although Washington has not ruled out air strikes

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Jihadis Barred From Selling T-Shirts on Facebook

T-shirts for terrorists get a ton of dislikes

By Stephanie Burnett

Kerry: No Air Strikes in Iraq

Top American diplomat warns against strikes in a power vacuum

By Dan Kedmey

Basketball Star Reveals Career-Ending Diagnosis

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Kerry: We May Have to Strike

Secretary of State John Kerry met with top Sunni, Shi'ite and Kurdish political leaders in Baghdad on Monday. He warned that the threat from militants storming across Iraq could force the U.S. to take military action, even as he pressed the country's leaders to cede more power to opponents and forge a political solution to the crisis

By David Stout and Andrew Katz

Guess Which Country Is the Biggest Per Capita Supplier of Foreign Fighters for ISIS

It isn't in the Middle East or Central Asia or even in Europe. It's Down Under

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Syrian Children Talk About Life As Child Soldiers

Recruited under the guide of education programs, child soldiers have been acting as snipers, soldiers and even suicide bombers in Syria, a new report says.

By Francesca Trianni

Dick Cheney Fires Back at Rand Paul Over Iraq Criticism

The former vice president called Paul an "isolationist" and argued for a more active role in the current Iraq conflict

By Nolan Feeney

Sunni Militants Push for Control of Iraq's Western Border

Sunni militants in Iraq have captured major border posts connected to Syria and Jordan and a string of towns in a western province

By Nolan Feeney
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