A year at war with the Islamic State

A comprehensive 54-step guide to how the US helped create the Islamic State

Conflict

Terrorists are winning the war the US started.

Captured by the Islamic State, these two Sinjar teens went through hell. Then they ran

Conflict

Meet the Yazidi family heading the fight against the Islamic State

Conflict

The US has been bombing the Islamic State for a year. What has been achieved?

Conflict

Turkey’s airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq are also killing civilians

Reporting on Syria is nearly impossible at this point

Conflict

A year after the murder of American reporter James Foley, journalism from inside Syria is hard to find.

Looking back on the death of James Foley

Commentary

On the one-year anniversary of his death, GlobalPost’s CEO reflects on the correspondent’s murder by the Islamic State.

Report: US to overhaul rebel force fighting IS in Syria

Conflict

The effort amounts to an admission that the fledgling force is failing to be effective.

Iraq Kurd leader announces the ‘liberation’ of Sinjar from IS

Conflict

Iraqi Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani on Friday said the town of Sinjar was freed in a major operation against the Islamic State.