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Shi'a–Sunni relations

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Film traces how Nouri al-Maliki’s treatment of Iraqi Sunnis helped ISIS get stronger

Conflict

The rise of ISIS took many in the West and in the Middle East by surprise. How could this group manage to take over large swaths of territory both in Syria and in Iraq in such a short amount of time? A new documentary called “The Rise of ISIS” takes a look at the group’s early days.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, who was nominated by Iraq's president to replace Nouri al-Maliki.

It might take a miracle to get Iraq back on track

Conflict
Photos of Salam and his older brother sit on a small table in his family's home, lit only by cell phones and a lantern. Salam says his brother was arbitrarily arrested by Iraqi security forces. The family was initially able to visit him, but it's been mor

A Sunni man in Baghdad says his life is ‘like the walking dead’

Conflict & Justice
Maliki

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

Conflict & Justice
Shiite shrine

What does it mean when someone says they’re Shia or Sunni?

Lifestyle & Belief
Kurdish security forces in Iraq detain a man suspected of being a militant belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), June 16, 2014. Iraq's Shiite rulers defied Western calls to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the ISIS uprising

The US and Iran could work together in Iraq to counter the ISIS insurgency

Conflict & Justice

As the crisis mounts in Iraq, the US and Iran have the opportunity to put aside their differences and work together to counter a Sunni Islamist insurgency.

Kurdish security forces in Iraq detain a man suspected of being a militant belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), June 16, 2014. Iraq's Shiite rulers defied Western calls to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the ISIS uprising

The US and Iran could work together in Iraq to counter the ISIS insurgency

Conflict & Justice

As the crisis mounts in Iraq, the US and Iran have the opportunity to put aside their differences and work together to counter a Sunni Islamist insurgency.

Vehicles burn after two car bombs exploded in the Karm al-Louz neighbourhood in Homs.

Why some rebels are ‘determined to make a last stand’ in the Syrian city of Homs

Conflict & Justice

Intense clashes in the Syrian city of Homs pit government troops against Islamist fighters who are primarily aligned with the al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaida affiliate. Wall Street Journal correspondent Sam Dagher is there and says that despite the fighting, Syria’s government is pushing ahead with effort to prepare the city for June elections.Intense clashes in the Syrian city of Homs pit government troops against Islamist fighters who are primarily aligned with the al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaida affiliate. Wall Street Journal correspondent Sam Dagher is there and says that despite the fighting, Syria’s government is pushing ahead with effort to prepare the city for June elections.

Mourners carry the coffin of their relative

Life means constant fear and constant sorrow in Iraq

Conflict & Justice

One year after the US troops pulled out of Iraq, life for Iraqis is marred with fear and sorrow. There are constant bombings and sectarian violence.

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Awakening councils

Lifestyle & Belief

One-time Sunni insurgents in Iraq have helped stabilize the country through so-called “Awakening Councils,� but as The World’s Katy Clark reports, their role in the future could depend on how the Sunnis get along with Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government.