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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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StorySep 08, 2014

“U.S. Militarism Brings Chaos”: As Obama Plans a War on ISIS, a Call for a Middle East-Led Response

StorySep 03, 2014

Steven Sotloff Beheaded by ISIS, Becoming 70th Journalist Killed Covering Syria Conflict

StorySep 03, 2014

Journalist: Indiscriminate Bombing of Civilians by Iraqi Gov’t Has Helped ISIS Recruit Supporters

StoryAug 29, 2014

Could U.S. Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq Weaken Islamic State — or Win Them More Recruits?

StoryAug 26, 2014

Vijay Prashad: 2011 NATO Bombing of Libya Led to Rise of Militias Now Fighting for Oil-Rich Land

StoryAug 25, 2014

Blowback: Vijay Prashad on How Islamic State Grew Out of U.S Invasion of Iraq, Destruction of Nation

StoryAug 13, 2014

The Rise of ISIS: US Invasion of Iraq, Foreign Backing of Syrian Rebels Helped Fuel Jihadis’ Advance

StoryAug 12, 2014

History Repeating Itself? U.S. Bombing Iraq While Jockeying to Oust Leader It Once Favored

StoryAug 12, 2014

As U.S. Strikes Continue in Iraq, Yazidis Still Need Safe Passage to Flee ISIS “Cleansing” Attacks

StoryAug 08, 2014

As U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq Begin, Will Military Intervention Escalate Growing Crisis?

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