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Thursday, September 25, 2014

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Michael Kamber for The New York Times
News about Iraq, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Related: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Sep. 25, 2014
    Islamic State militants blow up an important site in early Christianity known as the Green Church in Tikrit, Iraq. MORE
  2. Sep. 25, 2014
    Memo from Iraq; Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi adheres to Wahhabism, severe form of Islam quick to denounce others, even fellow militant groups like Al Qaeda. MORE
  3. Sep. 24, 2014
    Samantha Power, American ambassador to the United Nations, lays out legal justification for American-led airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; invokes fundamental principle in United Nations Charter, arguing that action was undertaken in defense of Iraq. MORE
  4. Sep. 23, 2014
    Iraqi government's forces have scarcely budged Islamic State extremists from their hold on more than quarter of the country after six weeks of American airstrikes; situation is attributed in part to fact that many critical Sunni tribes remain on sidelines. MORE
  5. Sep. 22, 2014
    Western governments have begun private talks aimed at coming up with fresh strategies to speed process of prosecution of those responsible for grave crimes in the conflict in Syria and Iraq. MORE

Featured Articles

Life in a Jihadist Capital: Order With a Darker Side

By an EMPLOYEE of THE NEW YORK TIMES and BEN HUBBARD
Islamist extremists in control of Raqqa, Syria, have blended their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam with the practicalities of governance.
July 24, 2014 worldNews

After Retreat, Iraqi Soldiers Fault Officers

By C. J. CHIVERS
When Iraq’s security forces crumbled in the face of militants, they were labeled cowards. But in the case of one brigade, at least, what emerges instead is a portrait of mismanagement and treachery.
July 2, 2014 worldNews

Redrawn Lines Seen as No Cure in Iraq Conflict

By ROBERT F. WORTH
Fragmentation appears inevitable, but the tensions that divide may fuel new conflicts over ideology and natural resources.
June 27, 2014 worldNews
Middle East Memo

ISIS Threatens Al Qaeda as Flagship Movement of Extremists

By BEN HUBBARD
The question is whether the new group, which now calls itself simply the Islamic State, will endure.
July 1, 2014 worldNews

Rebels’ Fast Strike in Iraq Was Years in the Making

By TIM ARANGO, KAREEM FAHIM and BEN HUBBARD
The group’s sweep into Mosul and farther south appeared to catch many Iraqi and U.S. officials by surprise, but the gains were the realization of a yearslong strategy of state-building.
June 15, 2014 worldNews

Uneasy Alliance Gives Insurgents an Edge in Iraq

By TIM ARANGO
Saddam Hussein’s former loyalists have been crucial in helping Sunni insurgents capture vast amounts of territory so quickly.
June 19, 2014 worldNews

Insurgency in Iraq Widens Rivals’ Rift

By RICK GLADSTONE and DAN BILEFSKY
After President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared readiness to defend Iraq’s Shiite holy sites, Saudi leaders issued a barely veiled admonishment not to intervene.
June 19, 2014 worldNews

As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Elected Islamists have been shoved to the margins, and they are debating how to revive the Arab Spring’s dream of synthesizing Islam and democracy.
June 19, 2014 worldNews

ARTICLES ABOUT IRAQ

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A President Awakens

By ROGER COHEN
It's not too late for Obama to harness American resolve in shaping a posthierarchical world order.
September 26, 2014, Friday

New Iraqi Premier Backs U.S. Air Campaign, Within Limits

By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Haider al-Abadi said he supported the United States-led campaign against militants, but opposed targeting Syrian government forces.
September 26, 2014, Friday

Bravo, Prime Minister Cameron

By CAROL GIACOMO
One democratic leader has decided to ask his country’s legislature to vote before going to war. Pity that it isn’t President Obama.
September 25, 2014, Thursday

In U.N. Speech, Obama Vows to Fight ISIS ‘Network of Death’

By MARK LANDLER
President Obama on Wednesday charted a muscular new course for the United States in a turbulent world that includes threats by the Islamic State.
September 25, 2014, Thursday

French Hostage in Algeria Is Beheaded in Video Released by Militants

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Hervé Gourdel, who was seized on Sunday by a group aligned with the Islamic State, was seen beheaded in a video circulated online on Wednesday.
September 25, 2014, Thursday

Iraq: Militants Destroy Historic Church

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Islamic State militants on Wednesday blew up an important site in early Christianity known as the Green Church in Tikrit.
September 25, 2014, Thursday

ISIS’ Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, adheres to Wahhabism, a severe form of Islam quick to denounce others, even fellow militant groups like Al Qaeda.
September 25, 2014, Thursday

Submit Your Questions on U.N. Efforts to Fight ISIS

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Submit your questions for New York Times reporters on the threats militants pose and the possible U.N. action ahead of this afternoon’s Security Council meeting.
September 24, 2014, Wednesday

Startling Sight Where Blasts Are the Norm

By BEN HUBBARD
Looming over the new campaign are memories of recent American-led interventions in Libya and Iraq, which ultimately led to new waves of instability.
September 24, 2014, Wednesday

U.S. Invokes Iraq’s Defense in Legal Justification of Syria Strikes

By SOMINI SENGUPTA and CHARLIE SAVAGE
The airstrikes were carried out without the permission of the Syrian government or the United Nations Security Council.
September 24, 2014, Wednesday
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Multimedia

A Rogue State Along Two Rivers interactive
A Rogue State Along Two Rivers
The victories gained by the militant group calling itself the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria were built on months of maneuvering along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The Iraq-ISIS Conflict in Maps, Photos and Video graphic
The Iraq-ISIS Conflict in Maps, Photos and Video
A visual guide to the crisis in Iraq and Syria.
In Iraq Crisis, a Tangle of Alliances and Enmities graphic
In Iraq Crisis, a Tangle of Alliances and Enmities
The major players in the Iraq and Syria crisis are often both allies and antagonists, working together on one front on one day and at cross-purposes the next.
ISIS: Behind the Group Overrunning Iraq video
ISIS: Behind the Group Overrunning Iraq
Background on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Islamist group that gained control of the second-largest city in Iraq.
Four Contenders to Replace Maliki video
Four Contenders to Replace Maliki
Iraqi politicians have begun to position themselves as possible replacements for the embattled Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. These are the four contenders.
At War Blog
Moments in Iraq Reporters Will Never Forget
As the country once again teeters toward sectarian warfare, we asked reporters from The New York Times — now on other beats, in other parts of the world — which of their stories from their time in Iraq have been resurfacing in their minds.

Multimedia

Their War at Home interactive
Their War at Home
Nearly nine years of war in Iraq have produced a growing cadre of world-class, homegrown Iraqi news photographers. These are the stories of five of those photojournalists, with a sampling of their images.
Timeline of Major Events in the Iraq War interactive
Timeline of Major Events in the Iraq War
Pivotal events in Iraq from the March 2003 invasion to the December 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops. Related Coverage »
At War
Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.
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Multimedia

Full Speech: Obama at the U.N.G.A. video
Full Speech: Obama at the U.N.G.A.
President Obama spoke on Wednesday at the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Stopping Homebound ISIS Fighters video
Stopping Homebound ISIS Fighters
A look at how governments around the world have been dealing with citizens turning jihadists.
ISIS’ Goals and Tactics Worldwide video
ISIS’ Goals and Tactics Worldwide
Some background on goals, tactics and the potential long-term threat to the United States from the militant group known as the Islamic State.
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