Blackwater Security Guards Handed Lengthy Sentences For Iraqi Killings
Three of the Blackwater security guards were found guilty of manslaughter and voluntary manslaughter, while a fourth was convicted of first-degree murder.
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Kansas Man Arrested For Alleged ISIS-Inspired Bomb Plot
The FBI conducted a sting operation in which the alleged would-be bomber, 20-year-old John T. Booker Jr., was provided inert bomb-making materials.
Biden Says ISIS 'No Longer On The Move' In Iraq
NPR's Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman offers this analysis of the vice president's speech Thursday on U.S. Iraq policy.
After Retaking Iraqi City, Shiite Militias Accused Of Targeting Sunnis
Fleeing Iraqi civilians say Shiite militias unleashed sectarian revenge in recaptured areas in and around Tikrit that has included burning, looting and the arrest of Sunni men.
In Reclaimed Tikrit, Mass Graves From Brutal ISIS Occupation
As many as 1,700 bodies are believed to be in mass graves unearthed near the site of a massacre of Iraqi soldiers manning a former U.S. military base.
U.N. Report: 25,000 Foreign Fighters Joining Islamist Militant Groups
Thousands have left their homes en route to Iraq and Syria, which the U.N. report calls an "international finishing school" for extremists.
Shiite Militias Move Into A Sunni City: What Happens Next?
Forces from the Iraqi army, police and militias are clearing out the self-styled Islamic State, or ISIS, in Tikrit. Many of the fighters are Shiites, and they're moving into a Sunni city.
In Battered Tikrit, Iraqi Forces Claim Much, But Not All Of City
The Iraqi military, with help from the U.S. and Iran, now holds most of Tikrit after a month of heavy fighting with the Islamic State. NPR's Alice Fordham visited and says the city is still volatile.
In Tikrit Offensive, Local Sunnis, Shiite Militias Are Unlikely Allies
The main forces fighting the self-declared Islamic State in Tikrit, Iraq, are Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias. Despite decades-long animosity between the nations, local Sunnis are joining them.
Iraq Claims Victory Over Militants In Strategic City Of Tikrit
Iraqi flags are flying over government buildings again, one month into a major offensive to reclaim the city from fighters with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.