The Battle for Iraq
Retaking Ramadi From the Islamic State: The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 11)
VICE News embedded with Iraq’s Special Operations Forces, also known as the Golden Division, who have been leading operations to recapture the city.
Leading the Fight Against the Islamic State: The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 10)
In an exclusive interview with VICE News, the chancellor of Kurdistan's Security Council discusses the limitations of Western support to the Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants across Iraq and Syria.
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.
Peshmerga Fighters Closing in on Mosul: The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 9)
VICE News traveled to meet the Kurdish peshmerga fighters manning the trenches at the strategic junction of Keske, outside the Islamic State's Iraqi stronghold of Mosul.
The Battle for Iraq: Shia Militias vs. the Islamic State
VICE News traveled to Iraq in December to witness firsthand how Shia militias are taking the fight to the Islamic State, and to document the fallout of their controversial rise to power.
The Battle For Iraq (Dispatch 8)
VICE News embeds with PKK fighters who are defending Kurdish villages from the Islamic State.
The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 7)
VICE News travelled with a Kurdish official to Khazer, near Mosul, and towards the front line of the fight between the Islamic State and peshmerga fighters.
The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 6)
VICE News learns the true story of the Yazidis’ last minute escape from the Islamic State.
Kurds Have Seized Oil Fields in Northern Iraq
Kurds seized two major oil fields near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk this morning, as they seemingly move further toward independence.
The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 4)
VICE News is with Kurdish peshmerga forces fighting to maintain control over their land in rapidly unraveling Iraq.
Iraq's ISIS Crisis Puts Long Disputed Oil-Rich Kirkuk Back Into Kurdish Hands
Alongside the Kurds, Kirkuk has large Turkmen and Shiite Arab populations. All three groups have conflicting historic claims to the region.