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An Iraqi soldier carries a displaced child from Ramadi on the outskirts of Baghdad on May 19, 2015.

As ISIS seeks revenge in Ramadi, a US veteran fears for his Sunni allies there

Conflict

The news that ISIS has taken Ramadi hits home for veterans like Tom Daly. As a Marine, he helped US forces take the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province by building an alliance with Sunni nationalists who are now targets for ISIS fighters.

Shiite fighters fire a rocket during clashes with ISIS militants in Iraq's Salahuddin province on March 1, 2015. Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen sought to seal off ISIS in Tikrit and nearby towns.

The US is sitting out Iraq’s big battle in Tikrit — but Iran isn’t

Conflict
A demonstrator holds a banner with a picture of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a protest against the entry of American troops into Iraq on September 26, 2014. The words on the banner read "No No America."

A militant Iraqi cleric wants to fight ISIS without US help, and he’s far from alone

Conflict
Maliki

How does Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s political party view what’s happening in Iraq?

Conflict & Justice
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against predominantly Sunni militants carry weapons during a parade in the streets in Al-Fdhiliya district, eastern Baghdad.

Baghdad neighbors look at one another intently these days, searching for clues

Conflict & Justice

Syria protests against U.S.

Syria has accused the U.S. of an act of “criminal and terrorist aggression” over what it says was a helicopter raid on its territory.

Control of Anbar goes back to Iraq

The U.S. military has handed Anbar province, once the center of Iraq’s Sunni insurgency, back to Iraqi control.

‘Where Do We Go Now’: A Lebanese Film with Heartwarming Message of Religious Co-existence

Lifestyle & Belief

Part fantasy, part musical, the movie tells the tale of Christian and Muslim villagers who live together peacefully, but whose lives are forever changed by sectarian violence elsewhere in Lebanon.

More Violence in Iraq

Global Politics

There was more violence in Baghdad on Friday, as a suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives near a funeral procession in a Shia area.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Iraqi Vice President

Iraq’s largely Shiite government issued an arrest warrant Monday for Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, alleging that he was behind the  assassinations of police officers and government officials. The incident, which came just a day after the United States withdrew the last of its combat troops, has created a deep rift in the government, leading […]