Iraq

Taking Back An Iraqi Territory From ISIS Control

8:29am December 26, 2015

Iraqi forces are engaged in battle for Ramadi, trying to drive out ISIS fighters that overtook the Iraqi city earlier this year. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Alice Fordham about the offensive.

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Examining The Ramadi Offensive, Is It Working?

6:09am December 24, 2015

Iraqi troops are making progress in their battle to retake the western city of Ramadi from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, but the fighting is expected to get tougher as they go.

Iraqi Forces Launch Offensive To Retake Ramadi From ISIS

7:04pm December 22, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with photojournalist Ayman Oghanna about the Iraqi army's operation to recapture Ramadi from ISIS. He filmed a documentary about Ramadi for Vice News called Retaking Ramadi from the Islamic State: The Battle for Iraq.

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Iraqi soldiers advance their position in northern Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, on Monday.

Iraqi Military Launches Offensive Against ISIS In Ramadi

11:25am December 22, 2015

by Merrit Kennedy

The Iraqi military has encircled the city since last month. Now, with U.S. air support, it's pushing into the ISIS stronghold in the city center.

Hungarian police officers stop a group of refugees near a makeshift camp for asylum seekers in Roszke, southern Hungary, in September 2015.

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The Number Of Migrants And Refugees Arriving In Europe Tops 1 Million

7:06am December 22, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Most of them are from Syria, Africa and South Asia. The International Organization for Migration says this is the highest migration flow since World War II.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (center) attends a funeral for two generals killed in fighting with Islamic State militants in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, in August. In an interview Monday with NPR, the Iraqi leader called on the U.S. to provide more ai

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Iraqi Leader: We Want More U.S. Airstrikes, But Not U.S. Ground Troops

7:12pm December 21, 2015

In an NPR interview, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also calls on the U.S. to focus more firepower on Iraq's western border with Syria, saying Islamic State fighters can enter his country too easily.

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NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House.

Obama Makes 'No Apologies' For Fighting ISIS Within 'American Values'

2:53pm December 21, 2015

by Amita Kelly

In an interview with NPR, President Obama forcefully defended his strategy against ISIS and encouraged Americans to "keep things in perspective."

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After 40 Years Of Service, Gen. John Kelly To Retire Next Month

2:03pm December 21, 2015

U.S. Marine General and head of Southern Command John Kelly looks back with NPR's Renee Montagne on his time in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and what it means to serve the country.

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Fact Check: Did Obama Withdraw From Iraq Too Soon, Allowing ISIS To Grow?

10:52am December 19, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Republicans have hammered President Obama for underestimating ISIS and naively allowing it to grow by leaving Iraq. But the withdrawal is only one factor in the rise of the extremists.

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U.S. Airstrike May Have Accidentally Killed Iraqi Troops

6:58pm December 18, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Officials are probing a possible "friendly fire" incident near Fallujah. They aren't speculating on how many Iraqis may have been killed. The airstrikes are part of a coalition effort against ISIS.