Counterinsurgency
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 10:29
The authors identified a number of institutional and political challenges that left the 2nd Division of the Iraqi army vulnerable to the sudden collapse it experienced in early June.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:39
President Barack Obama has an impressive amount of firepower at his disposal as he weighs his options for helping beat back Islamist fighters in Iraq. The tough question is how he should use it — if at all.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:13
Several U.S. officials and members of Congress urge the Obama administration to engage with Iran to help Iraq fight Sunni militants.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 10:17
President Obama said Friday that he would make a decision “in the days ahead” about whether to use American military power to help the besieged Iraqi government stave off collapse at the hands of Islamist insurgents, but he ruled out using ground forces.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 10:07
The Iraqi government has bolstered Baghdad’s defenses as militants from the al-Qaeda inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and local armed groups vowed to advance to the capital after days of successive gains.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 06:47
Former members of both the Obama and Bush administrations warned that unless the United States acted quickly and aggressively, the gains of an eight-year conflict in Iraq could be wiped away in an eyeblink.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 06:44
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Forces Help Iraqi Troops Win Back Control of Most of Tikrit, Sources Say
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:25
The United States must use its military assistance as leverage to prevent Mr. Maliki from becoming a dictator.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:12
The White House signaled on Wednesday that it was looking to strengthen Iraqi forces to help them deal with an insurgency rather than to meet what one U.S. official said were past Iraqi requests for U.S. air strikes.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 07:53
Baghdad will cooperate with Kurdish forces to try to drive militant out of Mosul, Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday.