What to do about the rise of Isis in Iraq?
The dramatic advance by Isis in Iraq has sparked a blame game in Washington – but it’s what Barack Obama does next is what really matters.
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Iraqi forces are gathering north of Baghdad, aiming to strike back at Sunni Islamists whose drive toward the capital has prompted the United States to send military advisers to the country.
The dramatic advance by Isis in Iraq has sparked a blame game in Washington – but it’s what Barack Obama does next is what really matters.
With fighting still ongoing, Iraqi militants have reportedly taken control of most of the Baiji oil refinery in northern Iraq.
Owen Jones tells Channel 4 News and Blair’s former advisor, John McTernan, that western intervention in Iraq would make things worse.
The coalition position on Iraq as outlined by Nick Clegg at his press conference this morning might strike you as less than heroic.
The scale of the crisis in Iraq has led many to wonder what was once unpalatable: would the country be more stable if Saddam Hussein had remained in power?
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum charts the origins of crisis in Iraq – from the ousting of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, through the consolidation of Shia power, and resulting in more bloodshed.
“Military intervention? Not again please”: Lakhdar Brahimi, former UN representative in Iraq, disputes Tony Blair’s analysis of the conflict there and says before the 2003 invasion Isis did not exist.
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The US is considering drone strikes to help the Iraqi government, Secretary of State John Kerry says, after photos emerge that appear to show Sunni extremists massacring captured Iraqi soldiers.
Qubad Talabani, the son of President Talabani of Iraq tells C4 News the recent insurgency is “an inability of the federal government of Iraq to truly be a government for all the people of Iraq.”
Violent insurgency in Iraq is the “predictable” result of the west’s failure to intervene in Syria, not of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Tony Blair declares in a renewed call for military action.
Iran is ready to assist the Iraqi government in its battle against extremist Sunni Islamists, President Hassan Rouhani says.
US President Obama may prefer a political response to what is happening in Iraq – but whether by diplomatic or military means, he must act quickly.
The entity of Iraq – invented by Britain – cannot hold, and the utter foolhardiness of 2003’s Shock and Awe adventure has been exposed.