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Militant Islamist fighters hold the flag of Islamic State (IS) while taking part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014 file photo.
Conflict
In Iraq, the battle against ISIS rages — in Syria there is little resistance
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.
Conflict
The US is sitting out Iraq’s big battle in Tikrit — but Iran isn’t
A Kurdish resident holds a signs during a demonstration in support of peshmerga troops in front of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.
Conflict
War, politics and humanitarian disasters give Iraq a perfect storm of crises
A Kurdish resident holds a signs during a demonstration in support of peshmerga troops in front of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.
Conflict
War, politics and humanitarian disasters give Iraq a perfect storm of crises
Shiite shrine
Global Politics
On the 4th of July, one Iraq scholar reflects on a country still struggling to find peace
Nabih Bulos
Conflict & Justice
Your questions answered: What is going on in Iraq?
A still shot from one of the videos posted by ISIS purporting to show the killing of captured Iraq government personnel.
Conflict & Justice
Human rights advocates try to uncover a possible massacre in Iraq
Families fleeing violence in northern wait at a checkpoint on the edge of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. Half-a-million people are believed to have fled the city of Mosul in 24 hours.
Conflict & Justice
Why Iraq may be headed for an all-out sectarian war
Saddam Hussein Iran-Iraq war 1980s.
Global Politics
History of Iraq part II: the rise of Saddam Hussein
Suicide bombing kills 50 in Tikrit, Iraq
Arts, Culture & Media
Personal soundtracks to war: Specialist Bowers
Global Politics
Who do the troops support?