Iraq

Fall Of Ramadi Highlights 'Fundamental Failure' Of U.S. Strategy In Iraq

7:17pm May 20, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with David Ignatius, columnist for the Washington Post, about how the U.S. miscalculated the vulnerability of Ramadi, Iraq, to takeover by the self-declared Islamic State.

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Ramadi's Fall To ISIS Revives Questions About U.S. Strategy

5:36pm May 20, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent and CEO of The Soufan Group, about how the U.S. should shape its strategy to stop the self-proclaimed Islamic State from taking Iraqi cities.

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A car is engulfed by flames during clashes in Ramadi on Saturday. Islamic State militants drove Iraqi security forces out of the city, which is just 70 miles west of Baghdad.

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After A Big Victory For ISIS, Iraqi Forces Look To Regroup

3:01pm May 20, 2015

by Alice Fordham

With a victory in Ramadi, the Islamic State controls a city just 70 miles from Baghdad. Many civilians are on the move, and Iraq's armed forces are again looking weak.

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Fall Of Ramadi Sparks New Criticism Over U.S. Strategy In Iraq

7:06pm May 19, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The fall of Ramadi, Iraq, to self-declared Islamic State militants has highlighted possible shortcomings in the U.S. strategy to fight the Islamic State.

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Self-Declared Islamic State Takes Iraqi City Of Ramadi

1:35pm May 19, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block interviews New York Times Baghdad bureau chief Tim Arango about how the self-proclaimed Islamic State took control of Ramadi, Iraq, despite American air support.

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White House Says Fall Of Ramadi, Iraq, Is A 'Setback'

6:23pm May 18, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The Obama administration downplays the self-proclaimed Islamic State takeover of the important Iraqi city of Ramadi as Iraq emerges again as a major American political issue.

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ISIS Takes Control Of Ramadi, Key Iraqi City

9:00am May 18, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The so-called Islamic State, also known as Isis, seized Ramadi after government forces left their positions. The action came despite U.S. airstrikes and efforts of Iraqi ground forces to repel ISIS.

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Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi rest before crossing the Bzebiz bridge as they flee toward Baghdad on Saturday.

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Islamic State Claims Capture Of Iraqi City Of Ramadi

12:06am May 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Islamist extremist group says it has seized all of the city in Anbar province, but some Iraqi officials say parts of it are still under the control of government-backed militias.

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Islamic State Claims To Have Seized Iraqi City of Ramadi

8:56pm May 17, 2015

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with international correspondent Alice Fordham, who has reported extensively from Iraq and is following the situation from Beirut.

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American journalist Ned Parker (foreground) is the Reuters bureau chief in Baghdad. He fled Iraq last week after receiving threats in response to reports on human rights abuses by Shiite militias allied with Iraq's government. He's shown here at Iraq's Fo

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An American Journalist Explains Why He Had To Flee Iraq

9:04pm April 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

Ned Parker has covered Iraq for more than a decade. But the Reuters bureau chief abruptly left the country last week after a report of human rights abuses prompted threats from a Shiite paramilitary.

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