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Shiite militiamen pose with their banner, right, next to a captured — and upside-down — ISIS flag, left, in Tikrit. Militias are bolstering Iraq's military in a major operation to retake Tikrit from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.

Iraqi Force Makes More Gains Toward Taking Tikrit From ISIS

Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi visited Tikrit's province Thursday, saying on state TV that the next phase of the operation is "critical" to the effort to control the strategic city.

Peshmerga look out from a front-line outpost — a few sandbags, soldiers, and grenades perched on the brow of a hill — to the eastern Iraqi town of Jalula. The Kurdish fighters are grappling with how to combat changing ISIS tactics.

Ambushes, Mines And Booby Traps: ISIS Militants Change Tack

In northern Iraq, Kurdish fighters have won back territory from the so-called Islamic State only to lose it again. ISIS is using a range of explosives, inflicting heavy Kurdish casualties.

Questions Of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers

Black Lives Matter, the NAACP and the future of a once bipartisan alliance on education.

Iraqi soldiers salute as they stand next to a mass grave believed to hold Shiite soldiers from Camp Speicher who were been killed by Islamic State militants.

In Reclaimed Tikrit, Mass Graves From ISIS's Brutal Occupation

As many as 1,700 people are believed to be in mass graves that have been unearthed near the site of a massacre of Iraqi soldiers manning a former U.S. military base.

An Iranian national shops at a popular market in the holy Iraqi Shiite city of Najaf. Recently, the city — where millions of international pilgrims visit every year — has been spared the worst of Iraq's violence.

With Shopping, Holy Sites, Najaf Offers Respite From Iraq's Violence

When you think of Iraq, you may picture a desert battlefield. But life is not like that everywhere. The southern Shiite heartland of Najaf is full of religious pilgrims and bustling business.

Demonstrators at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport gather on Saturday to protest President Trump's executive order temporarily barred refugees and citizens of seven countries.

Of Courts And Confusion: Here's The Reaction To Trump's Immigration Freeze

A federal judge has issued a stay giving some detainees at airports a temporary reprieve. But chaos has roiled U.S. airports, and family members and foreign leaders are trying to respond to the order.

A photo of the Abdelaziz sisters before their reality show aired.

Lebanon's Reality TV: Like The Kardashians, Only Less Serious

Maybe it's a sign that the U.S. does have influence in the Middle East. Lebanon's newest reality show, The Sisters, might look familiar. It features a trio of sisters who are into fashion big time.

Young members of the Baghdad Rowing Club practice on the river Tigris, close to Mustansariya University in the Iraqi capital.

Life Flows Back Into The Waters Of Baghdad's Tigris

Some of the world's loveliest cities hug great rivers: think Cairo and the Nile. Baghdad's lifeblood is the Tigris. After years of war, commuter boats and even a rowing club ply its waters once again.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (left) tours Tikrit after it was retaken by the security forces Wednesday, a key step in driving the militants out of their biggest strongholds.

Iraq Claims Victory Over Militants In Strategic City Of Tikrit

Iraqi flags are flying over government buildings again in Tikrit, one month after a major offensive to reclaim the city from fighters with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

U.S. soldiers patrol the Taji base complex which hosts Iraqi and U.S. troops north of the capital Baghdad. Taji is one of an eventual five sites where the U.S. and allied countries aim to train 5,000 Iraqi military personnel every six to eight weeks for combat against the so-called Islamic State.

There And Back Again For U.S. Military In Iraq

Three years after the U.S. military officially withdrew from Iraq, 2,000 U.S. troops are back restoring the old buildings they'd left behind and renewing former contacts with Iraqi officers.

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