Tag: ISIS

People inspect the destroyed old Mosque of The Prophet Jirjis in central Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The revered Muslim shrine was destroyed on Sunday by militants who overran the city in June and imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law. (AP Photo)

Islamic militants destroy historic mosque in Mosul

Sameer Yacoub · July 27, 2014 10:51 pm

People inspect the destroyed old Mosque of The Prophet Jirjis in central Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 27, 2014. The revered Muslim shrine was destroyed by militants who overran the city in June and imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law. (AP Photo)

Seriously? Obama asks Congress to repeal 2002 War in Iraq: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · July 27, 2014 9:00 pm

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon didn't pull any punches Friday in his response to the Obama administration's request that Congress repeal the 2002 law authorizing the use of military force in Iraq. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Buck McKeon calls White House request to repeal Iraq use of force ‘a joke’

Charles Hoskinson · July 25, 2014 10:06 pm

ISIS call for female genital mutilation in Iraq is a hoax

Beltway Confidential

ISIS call for female genital mutilation in Iraq is a hoax

Ashe Schow · July 24, 2014 4:35 pm

VIDEO: Lawmakers debate America’s future in Iraq

Ed Sykes · July 15, 2014 7:35 pm

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter stands guard as new equipment arrives at Kalak refinery on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Monday, July 14, 2014, as Kurdish authorities are trying to help ease the fuel shortage. (AP Photo)

Why the Rand Paul-Rick Perry feud over Iraq is good for U.S. policy

Gene Healy · July 14, 2014 10:07 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif waits for the start of closed-door nuclear talks with European foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, July 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iranian foreign minister: Keep Iraq intact

Zack Colman · July 13, 2014 4:27 pm

Republicans told Obama he needs to develop a strategy for dealing with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which now occupies parts of Syria and Iraq and is threatening the stability of the whole region, including American allies such as Jordan. (AP Photo)

Senate Republicans call on Obama to send military advisers to Jordan

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2014 7:09 pm

A woman from an elite unit of female Kurdish Peshmerga fighters trains in Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, in this Thursday, July 3, 2014 photo. (AP Photo)

An independent Kurdistan: World War I continues

Austin Bay · July 9, 2014 7:09 pm

This image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. A video posted online Saturday purports to show the leader of the Islamic State extremist group that has overrun much of Syria and Iraq delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq, in what would be a rare - if not the first - public appearance by the shadowy militant. (AP Photo/Militant video)

Iraq analyzing tape purported to show top militant

Sinan Salaheddin · July 6, 2014 7:22 pm

Ticking Down to Zero Hour

Ticking Down to Zero Hour

Geoffrey Norman · July 3, 2014 7:47 pm

Anxiety over the turmoil in Iraq disrupting oil output is easing as Iraqi forces push back against the Sunni extremist insurgency, but long-term fears remain that the instability could cause painful aftershocks -- especially if it scares off multinational oil companies that had begun investing in the war-torn country after years of holding back. (iStock Image)

Energy and Environment

Iraq’s oil potential goes untapped

Susan Crabtree · July 3, 2014 3:00 pm