Iraqis volunteer to fight off ISIS
Thousands of Iraqis responded to a call by the country's most influential Shi'ite cleric to take up arms and defend the country against the insurgency
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CBS News senior security analyst Mike Morell, former deputy CIA director, talks about the crisis in Iraq
CBS News senior security analyst Mike Morell, former deputy CIA director, talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the crisis in Iraq.
President Obama is talking regularly to his national security team and the White House says all options are possible except troops on the ground
President Obama is talking regularly to his national security team and the White House says all options are possible except troops on the ground. Bill Plante reports on how pressure for the U.S. to take some kind of action is building.
Will ISIS plan a 9/11-style attack on the U.S.?
Republicans are warning the Iraqi extremists are planting "the seeds of 9/11s" - and terrorism experts are also expressing their concern
The mysterious leader of ISIS is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who commands several thousand men in Syria and Iraq, where he's trying to establish a state based on Islamic law
The mysterious leader of ISIS is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who commands several thousand men in Syria and Iraq, where he's trying to establish a state based on Islamic law. CBS News' Holly Williams explains who the insurgents' leader is and how his group became such a force.
Photos revealing the brutal tactics of ISIS have emerged. ISIS says it has executed more than 1,700 Iraqi soldiers
Photos revealing the brutal tactics of ISIS have emerged. ISIS says it has executed more than 1,700 Iraqi soldiers. Militants managed to set off a car bomb in the heart of Baghdad, targeting a store where soldiers buy their uniforms. Clarissa Ward reports.
Tom Donilon, former national security adviser to President Obama, says Iraq is being torn apart by violence because its political leaders have not accommodated their opponents
Tom Donilon, former national security adviser to President Obama, says Iraq is being torn apart by violence because its political leaders have not accommodated their opponents.
CBS News' Lara Logan discusses the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which is waging war on Iraq's central government
CBS News' Lara Logan discusses the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which is waging war on Iraq's central government.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the U.S. must prevent Islamic extremists from toppling the Iraqi government, warning of the consequences if we fail to act
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the U.S. must prevent Islamic extremists from toppling the Iraqi government, warning of the consequences if we fail to act.
CBS News' Clarissa Ward reports from Baghdad on the continued violence in Iraq that threatens to tear the country apart along sectarian lines
CBS News' Clarissa Ward reports from Baghdad on the continued violence in Iraq that threatens to tear the country apart along sectarian lines.
Tony Blair: 2003 invasion not to blame for Iraq fighting
Former British prime minister rejects as "simply not credible" arguments that Iraq would be stable had invasion not happened
Militants post grisly images of mass killing in Iraq
Islamic militant group says killings of dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers are to avenge death of commander
Iranian paramilitary leader is in Baghdad, aiding Iraq's government
Video appears to show Iraqi special forces captured by Sunni insurgents shot in the head
Refugees are flooding out of Mosul into the northern city of Erbil, but hardly any of them are frightened of ISIS's armed extremists
Refugees are flooding out of Mosul into the northern city of Erbil, but hardly any of them are frightened of ISIS's armed extremists. Most are Sunni Muslims who resent their country's government. Holly Williams reports.
In Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, men answered the call to fight taking up arms against the Sunni enemy, ISIS, which now controls two of Iraq's main cities
In Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, men answered the call to fight taking up arms against the Sunni enemy, ISIS, which now controls two of Iraq's main cities. Security forces in Baghdad are on high alert as ISIS militants threaten to take that city. Clarissa Ward reports.
"By God's will, we will be victorious"
Young Iraqi men gripped by religious, nationalistic fervor sign up to join fight against Islamist militants
With Iraq on the brink, what's at stake for America?
Beyond erasing the security gains of the U.S. war in Iraq, new violence there could undermine regional stability and empower terrorists
Former Bush advisor and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss what’s at stake for the U.S. as the situation in Iraq continues to unfold
Former Bush advisor and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss what’s at stake for the U.S. as the situation in Iraq continues to unfold.
For Americans, the biggest question about Iraq is just how much help can and should the U.S. provide?
For Americans, the biggest question about Iraq is just how much help can and should the U.S. provide? The only thing the president appears to have ruled out is American “boots on the ground.” Mark Albert reports.
Two and a half years after withdrawing troops from Iraq, President Obama is now looking for a way not to return
Two and a half years after withdrawing troops from Iraq, President Obama is now looking for a way not to return. The Iraqi government is pleading for help as Islamic extremists have begun seizing large portions of the country. Clarissa Ward reports.
Iraqi cleric calls on Shiites to grab a gun to take on Sunni militants
Shiite men swarmed recruitment centers, ready to take on the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
ISIS has ordered a suspension of military operations in Syria until further notice
ISIS has ordered a suspension of military operations in Syria until further notice. But Syrians fear they are concentrating on rushing looted weapons and equipment back across the border from Iraq. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
The Pentagon increased spy flights over Iraq using high flying global hawk drones as it developed plans for air strikes designed to blunt the insurgent march south
The Pentagon increased spy flights over Iraq using high flying global hawk drones as it developed plans for air strikes designed to blunt the insurgent march south. But despite the firepower, officials say there are not too many lucrative targets when bombing an insurgent force fewer than 10,000 people. David Martin reports.
Reports say social media goes dark in Iraq
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube say they are looking into reports that their sites have been blocked in Iraq
Iraq militants' shock and awe may now work against them
Country's army appears to be recovering from sudden loss of cities to jihadists as top cleric declares "Sufficiency Jihad"
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Major pre-Christmas Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 3
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