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The article focuses on rise in attacks of Islamic State in Iraq in 2020, which raised question of how to respond to the Islamic State's quiet resurgence and continued American troop presence in Iraq.

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 conditions for Yazidi refugees fleeing attacks from Sunnite Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization in Iraq. Topics addressed include U.S. airstrikes and humanitarian assistance airdrops aimed at protecting the Yazidis, a lack of supplies for the refugees, and ISIS's campaign throughout Iraq's Kurdistan region.

The article discusses U.S. drone aircraft strikes and F-18 fighter jet strikes against Sunni Muslim militants in Iraq aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic extremist organization. Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to stop ISIS's advance toward the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq, as well as U.S. president Barack Obama's reasoning for authorizing the strikes.

The article discusses U.S. president Barack Obama's ordering of airstrikes against Sunni muslim militants in Iraq aligned with Islamic extremist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to stop ISISs' advance towards the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq, as well as Obama's concerns that failing to act could lead to a situation similar to the 2012 attack of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

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 Shiite militias responses to a Sunni Muslim insurgency in Iraq affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization as of July 9, 2014. Topics addressed include the presence of Shiite militias in areas around the Iraqi city of Samarra, as well as the significance of defending a Shiite shrine in Samarra.

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 reports on the June 2014 killings of Sunni prisoners in Iraq held in prisons controlled by the Shiite government, possibly in response to violence caused by Sunni militants and with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant organization. Topics discussed include the possibility that the country will return to civil war, the spread of violence into the city of Baghdad, Iraq, and that the U.S. military is no longer in the country following the end of the Iraq War in 2011.

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 the militant advances of the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq and its repellence to the Kurdish pesh merga forces in the Qara Qosh village.

The article focuses on the questions asked by members of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to Muslims in Iraq to distinguish between Shiites and Sunnis such as what is their name, where do they live, and how do they pray.

The article reports that prime minister (PM) Haider al-Abadi of Iraq has announced the decision to recapture Al Nuri Grand Mosque in Mosul, Iraq from Islamic State militants and also mentions that Mosul has not been wrested from Islamic State control.

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 provides information on U.S. humanitarian relief, such as food and water, dropped by military aircraft in northwestern Iraq following an August 2014 order by U.S. President Barack Obama. It notes that the aid is designed to assist refugees fleeing from insurgents from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

The article discusses U.S. airstrikes on Sunnite Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization, highlighting U.S. president Barack Obama's comments on a potential long-term commitment to further strikes. Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to defend the Yazidis, an ethnic and religious minority in Iraq; U.S. humanitarian assistance airdrops; and political instability within 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.