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.
Some Yazidi have managed to escape and reach Kurdish-controlled territory; however, thousands remain trapped in mountains and are being held captive by ISIS.
France to join U.S., U.K. in delivering humanitarian airdrops to Yazidis in northern Iraq France announced Sunday it will join the aid efforts to send supplies to northern Iraqis trapped by Islamic State militants, joining the multinational effort that includes the U.
15 militants killed, 7 injured, and aid given to those stuck above IS groups are all the success stories from the two days of air strikes by the US in Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has made gains in Iraq, causing ethnic and religious minorities to flee the the mountains, where they face starvation and dehydration.
In midst of the civil unrest in Iraq, President Obama announced on Monday that he is deploying about 200 more American troops to the country to boost security at the U.S. Embassy and international airport in Iraq's capital Baghdad.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has taken a bipartisan approach to the escalating violence in Iraq, questioning the decisions of the George W. Bush administration that led troops to the second Iraq war.
Sunni ISIS militants seized two border towns in Iraq on Saturday. Sunni jihadists captured two strategically located towns in Iraq's western Anbar province Saturday as government forces and armed Shiite militiamen failed to stave off the militants.
