U.S. Investigating Disappearance Of Americans In Iraq
American officials say they are looking for three Americans who have disappeared in Baghdad. The three were working for a group contracted by the Defense Department.
Iraq
In Shattered Ramadi, A Weakened ISIS Fights On Behind Human Shields
Iraq recently celebrated a victory against the Islamic State in Ramadi, a city just 70 miles west of Baghdad. But NPR's Alice Fordham went there and found there's still heavy fighting.
Kurdish Delegation In Washington Looks For U.S. Assistance To Fight ISIS
Steve Inskeep talks to Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman the Kurdish Regional Government's representative to the U.S. about what that region needs in the way of assistance as it fights against ISIS.
Troubles Are Up In The Middle East, But Oil Prices Are Down. Huh?
In the past, when political tensions increased, oil prices went up too amid supply risks. But now OPEC's power is down and U.S. oil supplies are much greater, helping hold prices steady.
What Hashtagged In 2015? Periods, Refugees And Nigerians At Hogwarts
If it didn't hashtag, did it really happen? We look back on the trendiest hashtags in global development in 2015.
Iraq Holds First National Beauty Pageant In 40 Years
Renee Montagne talks to newly crowned Miss Iraq Shaima Qassem. It's the first time such a contest has been held in Iraq in four decades. She looking forward to competing in the Miss World pageant.
Airstrike Kills ISIS Leader Directly Linked To Paris Attackers
Charaffe al Mouadan, a Syrian-based ISIS member, had ties to suspected Paris mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Mouadan was among 10 ISIS militants killed in coalition strikes over the past month.
After Ramadi, A Look At What's Next In The Fight Against ISIS
Celebrating victory in Ramadi, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi says his troops will oust ISIS from Iraq entirely in 2016. But strongholds such as Mosul may be much harder to retake.
U.S., Iraqi Forces Celebrate Advances Against ISIS
Iraqi government forces appear on the way to pushing ISIS out of the city of Ramadi but it's just a small part of the vast territory the militant group controls.
Iraqi Forces Retake Center Of Ramadi From ISIS
Iraqi forces have taken most of the territory that had been held by ISIS in the city of Ramadi, taking the town's center today. Host Audie Cornish speaks to NPR's Alice Fordham.