The Islamic State, or ISIS, has been taking swaths of territory in northern Iraq and Syria in recent weeks. Between taking the city of Mosul, targeting the Yazidis (an ethno-religious minority in Iraq ...

Erbil, Iraq – The citadel that looks out over Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdish region is often claimed to be the oldest continuously-inhabited settlement in the world. The mound on which it sits has evidence ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A court in Erbil sentenced seven members of Islamic State (ISIS) to death and sentenced five others to life in prison for their role in the car bomb attack against the Erbil ...

Tens of thousands of civilians in northern Iraq continue to flee their homes as the security situation crumbles. The fighting has pushed large numbers of displaced people closer to the Kurdish capital ...