IRAQ

Rouhani's offer comes as the United States sent the USS George H.W. Bush to the Persian Gulf to provide possible air support.

Shakir Wahiyib's "Quranic quiz" lifted him from obscurity to feared terrorist.

The Navy's most sophisticated aircraft carrier will arrive in the Gulf by late Saturday.

Baiji, home to the largest oil refinery in Iraq, is among the towns reclaimed by Iraqi security forces.

The terrorist group that's threatening Baghdad used to be called ISI unti 2012, then changed names as it expanded into Syria.

A weapons market is the assumed target of the attack.

The micro-blogging service remains littered with violent posts.

The jihadist group just looted more than $400 million, but has been making millions for years through extortion and donations.

The Iraqi prime minister was in Samarra for a security meeting. A spokesman denies that he came under attack.

The extremist group was actively tweeting while advancing through Iraq.

The Iraq crisis revives the one issue she least wants back in the news.

The Shia cleric's call for Iraqis to resist ISIS could bring back militias and exacerbate sectarian violence in the country.

The ISIS advance in Iraq has created a painful dilemma for the Sunni Muslims under its control.

As Iraq’s armed forces flee from advancing Islamist fighters, Obama looks on.

As Iraq falls further into crisis, a look back at some of the things major American and British leaders said that turned out to be wrong.

Obama said he expects to make a decision in the days ahead, but it's ultimately up to the Iraqis to solve their problems.

President Barack Obama hasn't made a decision on airstrikes. But the move gives him the option.

While the ministry didn't give a reason for the shutdown, it's been speculated that the move is an attempt to stop militants from communicating on the Web.

ISIS is making its third attempt on Samarra, the Iraqi city home to the Shiite Al-Askari shrine whose bombing in 2006 led to sectarian violence.

U.S. retail gasoline prices will likely climb 5 cents to 10 cents and stay up for the summer.

The U.S. and Iran share an interest in rooting out Sunni Islamic militants, making for strange bedfellows in Iraq.