Iraq

Graham: U.S. Should Shore Up Arab Allies To Fight 'Neighbor From Hell' ISIS

7:24pm November 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican candidate for president, also called for a "timeout" on America's Syrian refugee program "until we can ensure we have proper vetting."

Queue Listen Now

People remove household goods from the rubble as a house burns on Sunday in Sinjar, Iraq. Kurdish forces, with the aid of months of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, liberated the town from ISIS.

The Real Debate: 2 Very Different World Views On Terrorism

9:24pm November 16, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

American politics are more divided than at any time in modern history — and that rift is as wide as it gets when it comes to foreign policy, something made very clear after the Paris attacks.

Yazidi commander Badr al-Hajji says he considers any Arab Muslims who stayed in ISIS-controlled areas to be the same as ISIS. When his forces progress to the ISIS-held Arab villages south of Sinjar, he warns that those who remain will face the Yazidis' wr

World News

An Iraqi Town Is Retaken From ISIS, And Looting And Retribution Begin

7:20pm November 16, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Yazidis and Kurds have retaken the Iraqi town of Sinjar, which fell to ISIS last year. Yazidis, who have been brutally targeted by ISIS, now warn of dire consequences for those in ISIS-held villages.

Queue Listen Now

Some legal scholars disagree with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's claim that the US is authorized to fight ISIS under a 2001 military authorization.

Fact Check: Hillary Clinton On Using Force Against ISIS

7:30pm November 15, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

In Saturday's Democratic debate, Clinton said the U.S. has the authority to fight ISIS. But not everyone agrees on that.

Queue Listen Now

Kurdish peshmerga forces enter the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Friday after pushing out the Islamic State. The town is home to the Yazidi minority; many displaced members of the group say they are wary of returning home. They fear they could still be

World News

ISIS May Be Gone, But Yazidis Fearful Of Returning To Their Iraqi Town

6:18pm November 13, 2015

by Alice Fordham

As their hometown is freed from ISIS, Yazidis remain wary of returning and of their future in Iraq. Thousands of their men and women are still missing or were killed by the extremist group.

After Retaking Sinjar, Iraq, How Kurdish Forces Can Prevent ISIS' Return

4:18pm November 13, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jessica Lewis McFate, research director at the Institute for the Study of War, about what needs to be done after ISIS is kicked out of a city to keep it from coming back.

World News

Iraqi Kurdish Forces Declare Success In Ousting ISIS From Sinjar

2:34pm November 13, 2015

Kurdish forces along with U.S. air power ended the occupation that had lasted 15 months. Linda Wertheimer talks to the AP's Susannah George about the Iraqi town which is key in the ISIS supply line.

Queue Listen Now

Kurdish peshmerga fighters, seen in the center of this image, enter Sinjar on Friday after taking the town from the self-proclaimed Islamic State in a joint operation with coalition forces.

World News

Kurds Declare Victory In Taking Iraqi Town Of Sinjar From ISIS

10:09am November 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A force of some 7,000 Kurds says it has wrested control of Sinjar from ISIS, ending in a few days an occupation that had lasted 15 months.

Kurdish Fighters Roll Toward Sinjar In Battle To Retake Strategic Iraqi Town

7:29pm November 12, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with BuzzFeed photographer Ayman Oghanna about Kurdish fighters' efforts to retake Sinjar, Iraq, from ISIS.

Queue Listen Now

Kurdish Forces In Iraq Begin Offensive To Retake Sinjar From ISIS

4:25pm November 12, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Iraqi Kurdish fighters, with support from US troops and warplanes, have begun an offensive in northern Iraq aimed at recapturing a key area west of the city of Mosul, severing the link with northern Syria. ISIS says it will fight to the last man. The latest on the ongoing operation and its significance in the wider war against the Islamic State.