Iraq

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Charlotte, N.C., on July 26. Trump has no military experience, but will become commander in chief at a time when the U.S. is bombing targets in four separate wars.

How Will Trump Handle America's Multiple Wars?

1:33pm November 16, 2016

by Greg Myre

No incoming president has started his term with the U.S. military engaged in four separate conflicts. Trump has offered few clues about his plans aside from a sweeping pledge to destroy ISIS.

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Displaced Iraqis In Mosul Look Forward To Reuniting With Relatives

6:26am November 15, 2016

by Alice Fordham

As families flee from the ISIS-held areas around the Iraqi city of Mosul, they're put in detention. Relatives who were displaced long ago crowd the other side of the fence trying to visit with them.

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Political Obstacles May Hinder Retaking Of 2 ISIS Holdouts

7:28am November 14, 2016

by Tom Bowman

As Iraqi forces move into Mosul, they face resistance from ISIS fighters. In Syria, local forces have started an operation to recapture Raqqa, the defacto capital of ISIS.

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Khalid Yaako Touma, a school teacher and deacon in the village of Karamlesh, collects religious books from one of the churches in the village that ISIS destroyed.

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ISIS Is Gone, But Iraqi Christians Are Wary Of Returning Home

3:01pm November 12, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Christians in northern Iraq can now return to villages that the Islamic State occupied for the past two years. But the damage is extensive and many are not sure it's safe to go back.

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U.S.-Backed Fighters Push Forward In 2 Key Offensives Against ISIS

4:33pm November 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Two offensives in two countries are aimed at retaking Syria's Raqqa and Iraq's Mosul. Raqqa is the Islamic State's de facto capital, while Mosul is the group's most important stronghold in Iraq.

Iraqi Fight Against ISIS Moves Deeper Into Mosul

9:56am November 07, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraqi forces are advancing toward Mosul's center from the east. As the battle intensifies, more people are fleeing the city.

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'Massive' Campaign Launched To Retake Raqqa, ISIS' So-Called Capital

9:36am November 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Syrian rebel forces begin a military offensive targeting "the obscurantists [who] have taken this city as capital for their so-called state."

An ISIS Loss In Mosul Doesn't Mean They'll Lose The War

8:42am November 05, 2016

Iraqi forces are fighting to retake Mosul from ISIS, but could ISIS lose the battle and still win the war? Seth Jones from the Rand corporation looks at other insurgencies in history for answers.

3 U.S. Service Members Killed In Jordan, Pentagon Says

2:44pm November 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Jordanian soldiers fired on the service members' vehicles as they approached a military facility, a U.S. official tells NPR. It wasn't immediately clear why the soldiers opened fire.

Attack Against Raqqa Could Begin Soon

12:15pm November 04, 2016

U.S. officials say an invasion of ISIS's de facto capital could start even while the Iraqi-led offensive against Mosul is underway. But now a diplomatic row may postpone the attack.

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