Iraq

U.S. Should Keep Its Presence In Iraq, Afghanistan, Retired Gen. Dempsey Says

1:00pm July 08, 2016

David Greene talks to former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey about the fight against ISIS, which despite geographic losses, has managed to carry out a wave of attacks.

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7-Year Analysis Finds British Hastily Entered Iraq War

6:34pm July 06, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

It took seven years to prepare, but at last the definitive report into Britain's involvement in the invasion of Iraq has been published in London.

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Baghdad Still Reeling From Weekend Truck Bomb; Scores Died

6:52am July 05, 2016

by Alice Fordham

ISIS claimed responsibility for the deadly truck bombing in Iraq during the early hours of Sunday morning. The attack comes as the extremists are losing ground on the battlefield.

People light candles at the scene of a massive car bomb attack in Karada, a busy shopping district where people were shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday in central of Baghdad.

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Iraqis Vent Anger And Blame Over Baghdad Bombing That Killed At Least 157

9:44pm July 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was pelted with rocks when he visited the site Sunday. The nation is now in three days of mourning.

Three Terror Attacks Raise The Spector Of A ISIS's Growing Reach

4:54pm July 04, 2016

In the span of a week, three attacks in quick succession — in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Iraq — killed more than 200 people and have been blamed on ISIS. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Scott Atran of France's National Center for Scientific Research about the terrorist group's evolving tactics and membership.

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Massive Bombing In Baghdad Leaves At Least 121 Dead

5:02pm July 03, 2016

Susannah George of The Associated Press has details on the bombing in Baghdad, Iraq that left at least 121 people dead Sunday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.

Iraqi firefighters and civilians evacuate bodies of victims killed from a bomb at a commercial area on Sunday in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq.

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At Least 121 Killed In Islamic State-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad

12:45pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It exploded early Sunday on a busy street in the Karada neighborhood, where people were gathering to shop and socialize during a lively Ramadan night. People had just finished watching a soccer match.

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Central Baghdad Bombing Kills At Least 80

9:06am July 03, 2016

More than 80 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in a central market in Baghdad. Reporting from Beirut, Alice Fordham tells NPR's Rachel Martin about one of the country's deadliest bombings.

Iraqi Military Video Shows Massive Attack On ISIS

6:34pm June 30, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraqi and U.S. forces claim to have killed hundreds of ISIS fighters and destroyed hundreds of their vehicles in a convoy moving across the desert.

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Iraq's Counterterrorism Service released an image showing a destroyed militant vehicle after Coalition and Iraqi security forces targeted Islamic State fighters on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Airstrikes Hit ISIS Convoy Fleeing Fallujah

5:21pm June 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraq's Ministry of Defense released dramatic aerial footage apparently showing airstrikes hitting an ISIS convoy on Tuesday. Hundreds of the group's vehicles were reported destroyed in two operations.