Brian Katulis

Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul on June 11, 2014. Since Tuesday, black clad ISIL fighters have seized Iraq's second biggest city Mosul and Tikrit, home town of former

Any US military action in Iraq must consider the country’s sectarian politics

Conflict & Justice

President Obama says his national security team is working around the clock to find the best US options in Iraq. Other than sending American troops back to Iraq, the president says he is ruling out no options and planning possible military action soon. But there is political mess in Iraq that experts say Washington needs to pay to attention to as well.

Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul on June 11, 2014. Since Tuesday, black clad ISIL fighters have seized Iraq's second biggest city Mosul and Tikrit, home town of former

Any US military action in Iraq must consider the country’s sectarian politics

Conflict & Justice

US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Pakistan Militant

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Electoral showdown in Iraq after early returns

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Fraud Claims Cloud Afghan Election Results

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Both Leading Afghan Candidates Assert Victory

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Despite threats of violence from the Taliban, Afghans headed to the polls to vote in the country’s second-ever presidential election. Brian Katulis, an election monitor with Democracy International, joins The Takeaway from Kabul.