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Iraq's Kurdistan region and the invasion by ISIS in August 2014, the Kurdish U.S. backed response in 2015
08/14/2014
Iran and the U.S. aid the Peshmerga forces to push the ISIS Islamic state militants out of Kurdistan. Maliki steps down as prime minister and a new prime minister who would appeal to both Shia and Sunnis takes over. The failure of Maliki to bring national reconciliation and build a strong national military comprised of Shia and Sunni with the help of the U.S. leads to the collapse of Mosul. The situation with a badly trained and poorly organized Iraqi military and poorly equiped Peshmerga leads to the general collapse as Sunni ISIS militants in Syria push into Iraq in 2014. U.S. airstrikes help prevent the fall of Erbil, capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. France moves to aid Kurdistan as the EU fails to come up with a response. By 2015 the situation changed, with U.S. led airstrikes the Kurds had taken Sinjar from ISIS. an agreement.
Grouped Articles
Iraq Crisis: Effort to Aid Kurdish Forces Puts Iran, U.S. on Same Side
Wall Street Journal 08.14.2014
With Maliki Out of the Picture, U.S. Prepares to Boost Iraq Aid
Wall Street Journal 08.16.2014
How to Save Iraq and Honor American Sacrifice
Wall Street Journal 08.15.2014
U.S. Widens Air Campaign in Northern Iraq
Wall Street Journal 08.18.2014
Islamic State Fills Coffers From Illicit Economy in Syria, Iraq
Wall Street Journal 08.28.2014
How Kurds Came to Play Key Role in U.S. Plans to Combat Islamic State
Wall Street Journal 09.09.2014
U.S., Allies Step Up Efforts to Choke Off Islamic State's Funding
Wall Street Journal 09.10.2014
Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones
New York Times 09.26.2014
Obama Acknowledges U.S. Erred in Assessing ISIS
New York Times 09.28.2014
Iraq Agrees on Kurdistan Oil Deal
Wall Street Journal 12.02.2014
In Struggle for National Identity, Iraqis Rally Around Many Flags
New York Times 12.22.2014
Coalition Has Reclaimed Territory from Islamic State, Kerry Says
Wall Street Journal 01.23.2015
Kurdish Forces Declare Victory in Kobani
Wall Street Journal 01.28.2015
Obama’s Dual View of War Power Seeks Limits and Leeway
New York Times 02.11.2015
U.S. Strategy in Iraq Increasingly Relies on Iran
New York Times 03.05.2015
Iran Gains Influence in Iraq as Shiite Forces Fight ISIS
New York Times 03.05.2015
Splits in Islamic State Emerge as Its Ranks Expand
Wall Street Journal 03.10.2015
U.S. Embracing a New Approach on Battling ISIS in Iraq
New York Times 06.10.2015
Wall Street Journal 06.19.2015
Turkey Uneasy as U.S. Support of Syrian Kurds Grows
New York Times 06.29.2015
America’s Marxist Allies Against ISIS
Wall Street Journal 07.25.2015
Turkey Riles U.S. Ally in Fight Against Jihadists
Wall Street Journal 07.28.2015
Image of Drowned Syrian Boy Echoes Around World
Wall Street Journal 09.04.2015
Sinjar Victory Bolsters Kurds, but Could Further Alienate U.S. From Iraq
New York Times 11.13.2015
On the Front Line Against Islamic State
Wall Street Journal 12.05.2015
Stingy Baghdad Harms the ISIS Fight
Wall Street Journal 12.21.2015
Turkish Tensions With Syrian Kurdish Fighters Strain Ties With U.S.
Wall Street Journal 02.08.2016
Islamic State and the crisis in Iraq and Syria in maps - BBC News
BBC News 12.07.2016
Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria
The Guardian 03.09.2017
U.S. Is Caught Between Ally Turkey and Kurdish Partner in Syria
WSJ 05.04.2017
Iraq Recaptures Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul, but Only Rubble Remains
The New York Times 06.29.2017
Iraq Faces Tough Task of Rebuilding Mosul After ISIS Defeat
WSJ 07.11.2017
Planned Kurdish Referendum on Independence Unsettles Iraqis, U.S.
WSJ 08.30.2017
Iraqi Forces Advance on Last ISIS Bastion, Former Kurdish Allies
WSJ 10.26.2017
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