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Islamic State

Months after the United States began airstrikes in Iraq that then expanded to Syria, the self-described militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) remains in control of most of the territory it has seized. Browse through the Democracy Now! interviews below with veteran Middle East correspondents such as Patrick Cockburn, author of the book, “The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising,” and with Jeremy Scahill, who argues the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 helped create the threat now posed by ISIS.

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StoryFeb 11, 2015

U.S. Hostage Kayla Mueller Remembered for Humanitarian Work from Syria to Occupied Territories

Web ExclusiveFeb 11, 2015

WATCH: President Obama Seeks Authorization for War Against Islamic State

Web ExclusiveFeb 06, 2015

U.S. Hostage Held by Islamic State Confirmed Dead, Had Aided Refugees in Syria, Palestine & India

StoryJan 28, 2015

Sen. Barbara Boxer on Campus Rape Bill, Climate Skeptics & Why She Supports Obama’s War on ISIS

StoryJan 21, 2015

Rep. Keith Ellison on Obama’s Push to Sign TPP & Seek Authority to Expand War in Iraq & Syria

StoryDec 30, 2014

As American Captives Die While Others Walk Free, Is U.S. Hostage Policy Costing Citizens’ Lives?

StoryDec 30, 2014

Did the U.S. Abandon an American Hostage in Syria? Inside the Secret Bid to Free Peter Kassig

Web ExclusiveDec 30, 2014

How a Radical Lawyer Set for Prison Joined Longtime U.S. Gov’t Foe in Failed Bid to Free a Hostage

StoryOct 21, 2014

After Ignoring ISIS Assault on Kobani, U.S. Launches Major Strikes & Arms Turkey’s Kurdish Foes

StoryOct 09, 2014

U.S. Faces “Massive Military Failure” as ISIS Advances on Syrian Border Town of Kobani

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