Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in Iraq in 2014 The conflict in Iraq has had tremendous consequences on civilians in Iraq with 26,000 civilian casualties this year, according to a report from the United Nations.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told reporters Iraqi intelligence believed an attack was imminent; however, U.S. security officials have debunked his allegations.
The U.S. wants to avoid putting troops on the ground The U. S. has its feelers out all across the Middle East, looking to convince Sunni forces to fight the Islamic State, the militant group that has taken large swaths of land in both Iraq and Syria.
The Department of Homeland Security clarified rumors to Congress regarding the possibility of the Islamic State -- also known as ISIS and ISIL -- crossing the U.S.-Mexican border.
The President said in a speech the U.S. would escalate its fight against ISIL alongside the Iraqi government and other allies, continuing airstrikes and sending more troops to Iraq in a support capability.
Former Mi6 director says ex-jihadis should be allowed back into the country Jihadis in Syria and Iraq from the U. K. should be encouraged to come home because a repenting individual may be able to shed light on the Islamic State, a former global counter-terrorism director told the Guardian.
President Barack Obama is planning to send 350 troops to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and its surrounding facilities amid the growing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as ISIL or ISIS.
U.S. expected to retaliate to second beheading of an American journalist U. S. President Barack Obama confirmed Wednesday that the video showing the decapitation of American journalist Steven Sotloff was authentic and signaled that the U.
Iraqi town liberated from Islamic State aggression Sunday Airstrikes by the U. S. , along with humanitarian aid drops by Australia, France, Britain and the U.
The new prime minister-elect will attempt to rebuild a divided and violent Iraq. One crisis in Iraq has been averted after the current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, agreed to step down and allow his chosen successor to take the reigns of power.
The United Nations declared the highest emergency level for the conflict in Iraq. The United Nations has declared the highest emergency level for the conflict in Iraq, which continues to escalate as government troops and Sunni militants battle for control of the region.
Britain is sending special forces to Iraq to aid oppressed minorities. Britain has joined the U. S. in deploying troops to aid civilians besieged by Sunni militants in northern Iraq.
After catching heat over recent remarks criticizing President Barack Obama's foreign policy, Hillary Clinton called the president to patch things up and is hoping that the two can move forward by "hugging it out."
Some Yazidi have managed to escape and reach Kurdish-controlled territory; however, thousands remain trapped in mountains and are being held captive by ISIS.
This Sunday 500 Yazidis killed and 300 kidnapped into slavery by ISIL. Iraq's human rights minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani announced Sunday that at least 500 Yazidis been killed and about 300 had been kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL.
