Middle East

With ISIS overrunning key parts of Iraq including attacks on the 310,000 barrel per day Baiji oil refinery which happens to be Iraq's largest, we've ……Read More

When the Iraqi city of Mosul was captured on June 10 by the armed militias of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, many ……Read More

This is the most dangerous moment for Iraq since 2003. Faced with a marauding terrorist group and a collapsing army, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for ……Read More

It seems that some who support the Kurdish cause see an opportunity in the mayhem in Iraq. Commentators from abroad see the Iraqi army’s meltdown ……Read More

One of the more remarkable aspects of the recent news coverage of Iraq — the Maliki government’s loss of control over the northern region of the country, the ……Read More

The extremist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is not acting alone in Iraq but is part of a de facto alliance of ……Read More