Massive Bombing In Baghdad Leaves At Least 121 Dead
Susannah George of The Associated Press has details on the bombing in Baghdad, Iraq that left at least 121 people dead Sunday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
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At Least 121 Killed In Islamic State-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad
It exploded early Sunday on a busy street in the Karada neighborhood, where people were gathering to shop and socialize during a lively Ramadan night. People had just finished watching a soccer match.
Central Baghdad Bombing Kills At Least 80
More than 80 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in a central market in Baghdad. Reporting from Beirut, Alice Fordham tells NPR's Rachel Martin about one of the country's deadliest bombings.
Iraqi Military Video Shows Massive Attack On ISIS
Iraqi and U.S. forces claim to have killed hundreds of ISIS fighters and destroyed hundreds of their vehicles in a convoy moving across the desert.
VIDEO: Airstrikes Hit ISIS Convoy Fleeing Fallujah
Iraq's Ministry of Defense released dramatic aerial footage apparently showing airstrikes hitting an ISIS convoy on Tuesday. Hundreds of the group's vehicles were reported destroyed in two operations.
U.S. Envoy: 'We're Taking Out' About 1 ISIS Leader Every 3 Days
NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, about the fight against ISIS in the wake of the Istanbul airport attack.
Iraqi Forces Defeat Islamic State In Fallujah
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Loveday Morris, Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post, about the latest on the offensive by Iraqi forces in Fallujah.
Iraqi Forces Claim Victory Over ISIS In Fallujah
Iraqi forces say they have wrested control of Fallujah from Islamic State militants after nearly 5 weeks of intense fighting. The militant group has controlled the city for the past 2 ½ years.
Conditions At Iraqi Refugee Camps Near Fallujah Concern Aid Groups
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled Fallujah amid a military offensive against ISIS. Rachel Martin talks to Karl Schembri of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who has been traveling to refugee camps.
Iraqi Ambassador: 'There Always Has To Be An Interdependency' To Address Global Terrorism
Now that Iraqi forces are retaking Fallujah, what is next? NPR's Rachel Martin sat down with Lukman Faily, Iraq's Ambassador to the U.S., to talk about his country's future and America's role in it.