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In Photos: The Erbil Gun Market Supplying Weapons to Fight the Islamic State
Peshmerga fighters do their gun shopping at a market in Erbil, where the prices fluctuate according to the fortunes of war.
Iran Was First to Supply Iraq's Kurds With Weapons to Battle the Islamic State
Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, told reporters that Iran had been the first country to come to their aid.
Violence Continues Across Iraq After Bloody Weekend
Kurdish and Iraqi troops continued the fightback against the Islamic State, and a series of bombings hit Baghdad.
Fighting Continues on Multiple Fronts Across Iraq
Iraqi and Kurdish forces continued to battle the Islamic State, including a third high-profile assault on Tikrit.
Islamic State Is Pushed Back but Fierce Fighting Continues Around Iraq's Mosul Dam
The Iraqi military claims to have “fully cleansed” Mosul Dam of the Islamic State, but VICE News saw that the battle is still underway.
In Photos: Meet Iraq's Minorities Displaced Again by the Islamic State
Some members of minority groups who fled the Islamic State into Iraqi Kurdistan told VICE News that they felt exploited by Kurdish politicians.
Iraqi Christians Aren't Impressed by the Vatican's Promises of Help
One of the Pope's top envoys visited Erbil on Wednesday promising to mobilize the powers of the church to help Christians and other minorities.
Why the Kurdish Peshmerga Have Many Troubles in Stopping the Islamic State
Besides a vicious enemy, the peshmerga have plenty of difficulties of their own, such as outdated arms, experience, and internal rivalries.
The US Arms Kurdish Troops as a Political Crisis Brews in Baghdad
The US moved to arm the peshmerga fighting the Islamic State, while in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appeared to be out of a job.
The US Has Reluctantly Started Bombing Iraq Again
US jets bombed two Islamic State targets near Erbil — a first effort to stop what President Obama called the "genocide" of Iraqi minorities.
Total Chaos in Northern Iraq as Islamic State Takes Country's Largest Dam
The Sunni militants made significant gains today, displacing tens of thousands and leaving Kurdish and Iraqi forces scrambling to respond.
Baghdad's Sunnis Are Living In Fear Amid Escalated Violence
Sunni Muslims in the Iraqi capital say they are being increasingly targeted by Shiite militia and harassed by security forces.