Fallujah
How ISIS Is Using Food to Recruit New Fighters
Not only are entrapped families subsisting on a diet of stale dates, but ISIL militants are actively attempting to recruit new members with the enticement of the basic sustenance of life: food.
Islamic State Fighters Are Shooting Civilians That Try to Escape Fallujah
Several people — including a number of children — also drowned over the weekend as they attempted to flee the besieged city by crossing the Euphrates River.
The Road To Fallujah (Trailer)
Coming Soon: VICE News embedded with Iraq’s Golden Division Special Forces as they launched an offensive against the Islamic State in the Western province of Anbar.
Iraq Halts Assault Against Islamic State-Held Fallujah to 'Protect Civilians' Trapped Inside
Abadi's decision to halt, two days after elite Iraqi troops poured into the city's rural southern outskirts, postpones what was expected to be one of the biggest battles ever fought against Islamic State.
The Fight for Fallujah Is Becoming Iraq's Next 'Human Catastrophe,' Aid Official Warns
The Iraqi army is advancing slowly against Islamic State militants barricaded in the city. Caught in the middle, more than 50,000 civilians are trapped, and at grave risk.
Iraqi Army Advances Into Islamic State Stronghold of Fallujah As Suicide Attacks Rock Baghdad
The battle for Fallujah is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever fought against Islamic State, in the city where US forces waged the heaviest battles against the Sunni Muslim militant group's precursors.
An Expert Explains Why Iraq's Battle Against ISIS for Fallujah Is So Important
The end of a brutal siege could be a badly needed victory for the Iraqi army—or an opportunity for ISIS to score more propaganda points.
Notorious Iranian General Makes Cameo as Iraqis Push to Retake Fallujah From the Islamic State
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Suleimani made an appearance with Iraqi Shiite militias outside Fallujah as the UN warned that as many as 10,000 civilians remain trapped inside the Islamic State-held town.
The Islamic State Is Reportedly Rounding Up Civilians to Use As Human Shields in Fallujah
The move comes after Iraq's prime minister announced an offensive to retake the city as a wave of deadly bombings claimed by Islamic State have killed hundreds in and around Baghdad.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
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Rights Group Urges Iraqi Forces to Allow Aid Into 'Starving' Fallujah
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called on Iraqi forces to allow aid to enter the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah where it said tens of thousands of residents face acute shortages of food and medicine.
The Islamic State Has Launched an Assault on the Outskirts of Baghdad
At least 12 people were killed when Islamic State suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iraqi army and police posts on the western outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday.