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The Islamic State and Kurdish Peshmerga Are Clashing Over a Small Town in Iraq
Over the summer I embedded with a unit of the Peshmega, the Kurdish troops fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq.
We Talked to a Former CIA Spook About Political Murder
After ruffling some feathers at the CIA, Robert Baer resigned from the agency in 1997. We spoke to him about his new book, The Perfect Kill, which chronicles the art of political murder.
These POV Smart Bomb Videos Are Surreal
Way back in 99' before Saddam fell, we dropped bombs on Iraq with cameras on them. This is the footage.
It's Very Easy to Get Away with Lying About North Korea
There's a high degree of gullibility where the "Hermit Kingdom" is concerned. The same stories are circulated as new again and again.
The Islamic State and the Cynicism of Nazi Analogies
Comparisons to Hitler and the Nazis are an American go-to pretext for war — and a tactic for putting an end to actual discourse.
VICE News Capsule - Thursday, August 7
Saddam Hussein's allies move and rebury his body, Rosetta spacecraft 1st ever to orbit comet & more.
The Great Iranian Nuclear Swindle
America's reaction to Iran and its nuclear program is motivated far more by politics than it is by the danger the nuclear program poses.
An Introduction and Field Guide to the Fighting in Iraq
If you're confused about the Iraq conflict, you're not alone. But VICE News can help explain the bloody sectarianism and a deadly proxy war.
A Field Guide to Iraq’s Fighting Factions, Part 2: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
He’s a suspicious, suspicious soul with a lax attitude toward corruption and a nasty authoritarian streak.
Reports Emerge That Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Hussein to Death Has Been Killed by ISIS
Judge Raouf Abdul Rahman, who was ethnically Kurdish, led the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal during Saddam’s trial in 2006.
Now Even ISIS Has Its Very Own Whistleblower
The mysterious Twitter account @wikibaghdady has been spilling ISIS's secrets to the world, but some say it doesn't always get it right.
Iraq Vows to Beat Back ISIS After Militants Seize Saddam Hussein's Hometown of Tikrit
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said today that Iraq is facing a "mortal threat," and urged immediate action to combat the militant group.