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The war between ISIS and the Iraqi government
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June 12, 2014
Map: Why oil markets are worried about Iraq chaos
So far, the turmoil has only affected a fairly small slice of Iraq's oil infrastructure — though there's still the potential for things to get worse.
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June 12, 2014
Is oil ISIS' endgame?
A 2006 internal ISIS map suggests their plan was to take over Iraqi and Syrian oil fields.
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June 12, 2014
Have Israelis forgotten how to see a threat?
Israelis are shrugging at the rapidly expanding chaos in nearby Syria and Iraq.
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June 12, 2014
Iran just sent elite soldiers to fight ISIS
Iranian troops outclass ISIS on the battlefield. But, in some ways, their deployment could strengthen the violent militant group.
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June 12, 2014
One sentence that explains the chaos in Iraq
The Iraqi Army outnumbered ISIS by about 40:1 in Mosul. But it still lost the city. Why?
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June 12, 2014
The terrorist group that sells electricity
The terrorist group is beating its opponents in part by extracting money from the conflict.
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June 11, 2014
The reasons why Iraq is in crisis
The militant group ISIS just took over Mosul, a major city in northwestern Iraq. Here's the story of how it came to this — and what comes next for Iraq.