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First story centers on a battle that's begun in the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq. You've heard us talk a lot about the ISIS terrorist group. ISIS is an acronym for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and that's what they've been trying to create. But r
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First story we're explaining today involves trouble in Northern Iraq, between two groups that were allied with each other in the fight against ISIS. Kirkuk is an important city in the region that's rich in oil. When ISIS swept to power in 2014, Iraqi
First story, another major milestone in the international fight against the ISIS terrorist group. The Iraqi military says it's kicked ISIS out of the country and regained complete control of Iraq's border with Syria. Both of these nations are signifi
The Pentagon is preparing what it calls a pilot program to organize local Afghan citizens to help secure their towns and neighborhoods. The program is similar to one in Iraq that was a key factor in security improvements there during the last year. 美
The top U.S. military officer says critics who claim it will take years to even have a chance to defeat the Afghan insurgency ignore the fact that a similar counterinsurgency strategy turned around a similarly difficult situation in Iraq in 2007. The
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she deplores the reported abuse in custody of Iranians rounded up in protests of the country's disputed June 12 presidential election. Clinton discussed the situation in Iran with visiting Britis
First up, a historic showdown between the U.S. Congress and the U.S. president. Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed a controversial bill. Its goal was to allow the families of terrorism victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. Why?
Kerry: US Open to Cooperation with Iran to Help Iraq 克里建议美国去伊朗合作打击伊拉克极端组织 WASHINGTON The Pentagon has downplayed speculation about U.S. and Iranian military cooperation in Iraq, hours after Secretary of State J
US Officials: IS Militants Losing Territory After Strikes 美国官员表示空袭后伊斯兰国武装分子已处于劣势 U.S. military officials said Islamic State militants have lost more than one-quarter of the territory they had gained in thei
Iran, Iraq Drive Spike in Executions Worldwide 2013年伊朗和伊拉克死刑人数飙升 LONDON The human rights group Amnesty International says there was a spike in the number of death penalties carried out worldwide in 2013. The group says China
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has agreed to step aside, ending the country's recent political deadlock. The decision follows a meeting between Maliki and Haider al-Abadi, a deputy speaker of parliament, who's been nominated by Iraq's
A panel of British lawmakers warns that Afghanistan could implode and Iraq become a failed state, without strong support from the West and neighboring countries. 英国议会一个委员会警告说,如果得不到西方国家和邻国的有力支持
Syrian Kurdish Refugees Fear Harsh Winter in Northern Iraq 叙利亚库尔德难民担心在伊拉克北部严寒的冬天 ERBIL, IRAQ Hundreds of thousands of Syrians, mostly Kurds, have fled into northern Iraq, many living in abandoned houses in th
A dispute in Iraq's parliament has forced a delay in the approval of a resolution that would allow non-U.S. troops to remain in the country after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of this month. 伊拉克议会内发生的争论迫使议会推迟对一