Islamic State

In Iraq, Suroosh speaks to the soldiers on the frontline of the fight against ISIS and experiences the violence of the conflict firsthand.

Suroosh tracks the origins of the Islamic State from an American prison camp in Iraq and a 1400 year old religious prophecy.

Since 2014 dozens of foreign volunteers have fought alongside Kurdish forces in northern Syria against the Islamic State. Mehmet Aksoy, a British Kurd, was killed by IS last year and thousands gathered in North London to pay their respects.

In President Trump’s first year as commander-in-chief, U.S. military activity intensified in nearly every theater of war he inherited, a VICE News review of publicly available information on military operations shows.

After months of fighting, Marawi City has been left in ruins.

VICE News travelled with the Iraqi Federal Police as they took part in the Hawija offensive.

Iraq declared the end of the Islamic State group's caliphate after seizing the ruined Grand al-Nuri Mosque.

The Grand Mosque of al-Nuri, one of Islam’s great cultural and religious monuments, was destroyed in the battle for Mosul.

Fighting between rival governments and militias has plunged the country into anarchy, creating a vacuum for groups like ISIS to move into.

ISIS is gaining ground in Afghanistan as it's driven out of Iraq and Syria

VICE founder Shane Smith interviews President Barack Obama, discussing a host of issues important to Americans, from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to global warming and political gridlock.

VICE News follows the YPG as they become masters of areas of the city that until a few weeks ago had always been held by the Syrian regime.