Iraq likely isn't the last stop for ISIS
With the militant group seizing more Iraqi territory every day, it has its sights set on other targets, experts say
The Fight Against ISIS
Iraqi army in no position to take fight to militants
After a successful blitz by Islamic extremists along Syrian and Jordanian borders, the Iraqi army remained in denial of its position
Rand Paul: Blame Dick Cheney for Iraq violence, not Obama
Kentucky Republican, others say policymakers who pushed the 2003 invasion of Iraq should be held responsible for the recent violence there
Lawmakers, Obama at odds on the best U.S. response to Iraq
Obama and lawmakers from both sides offering very different ideas about how the U.S. should combat the Iraqi militant insurgency
Iraqi militants capture two key border crossings
After taking fourth town in two days, militants also capture key border crossings with Syria and Jordan; Iran's leader warns U.S. to stay out of it
Obama: U.S. can't "play whack-a-mole" with militant groups
With ISIS posing a "medium- and long-term threat," and other groups active around the world, U.S. troops can't be sent everywhere there's trouble, the presidents says
Anti-American cleric's militia displays its might in Iraq
Many fear parade from militia led by Muqtada al-Sadr will only heighten sectarian tensions when security situation is spiraling out of control
Hope slides in Iraq along with confidence in al-Maliki
Top Shiites are criticizing the country's prime minister; Sunnis in Baghdad fear for their future
U.S. seeks legal protections for military teams going to Iraq
Goal is to ensure that U.S. troops would be subject to U.S. military justice system if needed and not to the Iraqi judicial system
Iraq leader's support eroding fast
As crisis deepens, nation's top Shiite cleric adds to mounting pressure on PM Nouri al-Maliki to make way for a more inclusive gov't
Kurds exporting their own oil, as Iraq crisis deepens
Country's autonomous Kurdish region could benefit from escalating violence by stepping up oil production
ISIS claims ground, but not likely chemical weapons
Iraq insurgents still fighting for key refinery amid reports they've also overrun a Saddam-era chemical compound, but to what end?
Iraq: al-Maliki's rivals jockey to replace him
Many Iraqis complain of corruption, failure to rebuild economy, too close ties with Iran
Kurdish fighters defend territory as questions grow of Iraq split
The Kurdish forces are disciplined and well-equipped, but their interest is in defending their region, not in pushing ISIS from Iraq
Iraqi forces holding on in fight for key oil refinery
Loss of Beiji oil refinery would be devastating symbol of Baghdad government's powerlessness in the face of Sunni militants
Iraq wants U.S. airstrikes against ISIS
But Obama seems unwilling to pull trigger yet due to worries about what to target, and the Iraqi leader's ability to resolve a sectarian crisis
Obama: U.S. won't be returning to combat in Iraq
The president is sending up to 300 military advisers to assist the Iraqis, but says the U.S. will be prepared to take targeted military action with congressional OK
Who got it wrong on Iraq? Depends on who you ask
Republicans are faulting Obama but others are reminding the GOP that they "got it wrong as well"
Obama's Iraq critics: Bush doctrine was right
But Obama's flip from Bush's aggressive foreign policy was - and still is - supported by war-weary Americans
Iraq crisis intensifies refugee crisis in Jordan
Families are fleeing the violence from both Iraq and Syria into neighboring Jordan, worsening what is already the world's greatest humanitarian crisis
Crisis in Iraq drives gas prices up
Energy traders worry about lost production in Iraqi oil fields
Obama: I won't need congressional authority for Iraq action
The president met with top congressional leaders at the White House to keep them in the loop on his Iraq deliberations
Iraq refinery targeted amid fears foreign workers were seized
ISIS continues offensive in the north, but there are indications its now being turned back as Shiite militias rally and gov't forces start "striking back"
Condoleezza Rice urges patience for nations fighting for democracy
Without addressing turmoil in Iraq, former secretary of state notes, "Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same"
U.S. races to close intel gaps in Iraq as it hunts for militants
U.S. is now flying round-the-clock surveillance missions over Iraq and plans to send in about 100 Army Green Berets to be American eyes and ears
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