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The article discusses Iraqi president Fuad Masum's nomination of Shiite Muslim political leader Haider al-Abadi as prime minister of Iraq, highlighting Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's refusal to step down as prime minister. Topics addressed include allegations regarding Maliki's role in fueling sectarian tensions in the country and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Sunni Muslim extremist organization, as well as U.S. responses to political instability in Iraq.

The article discusses the efforts of the U.S. military's Central Command and security forces in Iraq to exploit fragmentation of Sunni extremist groups in Iraq that have aligned with the militant groups Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Baath Party. Topics include the militants' focus on the government of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, research conducted by U. S Intelligence officials, and provinces battling with the extremists.

The article discusses assessments by U.S. and other Western officials that indicate that the Iraqi Army will be unable to effectively control a Sunni Muslim insurgency aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization as of June 23, 2014. Topics addressed include Iraqi cities that have been captured by ISIS militants, the strength of ISIS' personnel and assets, and the possibility that ISIS fighters could reach the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

The article discusses claims made by Sunni Muslim militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization that the group had executed 1,700 Shiite Muslim Iraqi soldiers as of June 15, 2014. Topics addressed include photographs of the alleged killings that the group posted on the Internet, concerns that the claims could escalate sectarian conflict in Iraq, and the Iraqi government's response to the photographs.

The article discusses Shiite Muslims in Iraq joining militias in order to fight against Sunni Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization who have captured a number of Iraqi cities as of June 14, 2014. Topics addressed include Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's calls for opposition to the Sunni militants, as well as the responses of the Iraqi Army and the government of Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.

The article discusses calls by Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Shiite Muslims in Iraq to take up armed opposition against Sunni Muslim militants aligned with extremist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who have captured a number of cities in Iraq as of June 14, 2014. Topics addressed include a possible U.S. and Iranian responses to the conflict in Iraq, as well the responses of Shiite militias and the Iraqi Army.

The article reports on Iraqi rebels led by militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria who stalled 60 miles north of the capital of Baghdad on June 14, 2014 for a second day raising residents to brace for a siege that so far has not happened.

The article discusses the impact of U.S. airstrikes against Sunni Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization, noting Kurdish forces' counterattacks against ISIS. Topics include political instability in Iraq due to the expiration of a deadline for Iraqi President Fouad Massoum to select a replacement for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, as well as U.S. efforts to protect the Yazidi ethnic minority and the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq.

The article reports that as of August 7, 2014, the Jihadist organization Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have advanced in northern Iraq, taking control of the Mosul Dam after defeating the Kurdish pesh merga military force. It also notes that political leaders have met to appoint a replacement for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, who has lost the support of the U.S. government.