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'My Enemy's Enemy': In Yemen Chaos, Al Qaeda May Be the Biggest Winners
After years of fighting the government, the jihadists are now in a de facto alliance against the Shia Houthi rebels with forces led by Saudi Arabia and backed by the US. And they are taking full advantage.
Forensic Teams Exhume Tikrit Mass Graves Suspected to Hold Bodies of 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers
The Islamic State said it had killed the Shia soldiers, from the Camp Speicher military base, after taking the city in their lightning offensive across Iraq last year.
Why Yemen Is Like Scotland — and Could Be a Choke Point for a Lot of the World's Oil
It's too early to describe the fighting in Yemen as a new theater in a broader Arab-Iranian war, but Yemen has a long history of being fractious and unpredictable.
More Than 120 Killed as Twin Suicide Bombings Hit Shia Mosques in Yemen's Capital
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed at least 126 people and injured many more. The bombers hit as the mosques were full of supporters of the Shia Houthi rebel movement attending Friday prayers.
VICE News Capsule - Wednesday, March 18
International relief agencies reach remote islands of Vanuatu days after cyclone, three imprisoned in Myanmar for insulting Buddhism, Shia fighters in southern Iraq hit the scrapyard, and a gourmet pot market is growing inside Mexico City homes.
Saddam Hussein's Tomb Razed as Tikrit Offensive Slows
The Iraqi government said that the assault had been paused to allow civilians to flee and to minimize damage and casualties. It reported that remaining Islamic State fighters are now surrounded.
Firing Mortars on the Islamic State (Excerpt from ‘Shia Militias vs. the Islamic State’)
In this excerpt, VICE News travels to the front lines near Samarra, to embed with an Iraqi Shia militia on the hunt for fighters from the Islamic State.
Iraqi Forces Advance in the Battle for Tikrit, With a Little Help from Iran
A mixed force of troops, security forces and allied militias are making gains, but fears have been raised over the potential for sectarian retaliations.
Iraqi Forces Launch Massive Assault to Retake Tikrit from the Islamic State
A reported 30,000 Iraqi government troops and allied militias, backed by airstikes, attacked the city early on Monday in an attempt to retake it from Islamic State militants.
Surviving an Islamic State Massacre (Extra Scene from ‘Shia Militias Vs. The Islamic State')
In this extra scene, VICE News meets a survivor of the Camp Speicher massacre, a former Iraqi soldier, who describes in detail how he managed to escape.
Is Lebanon's Hezbollah Sending Fighters to the Iraqi Frontlines?
Hassan Nasrallah has confirmed the Shia group has a "presence" in the battle against the Islamic State in Iraq. But with Hezbollah heavily committed in Syria, the nature of that involvement is unclear.
Yemen's Former President Flees Capital After Escaping Rebel House Arrest
One report said Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi disguised himself in women’s clothing to escape house arrest by Houthi rebels and return to his hometown of Aden.