The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues to seize control of vast swaths of territory in northern and western Iraq. Last week, ISIS’s takeover of the Mosul Dam was almost dwarfed by the militant group’s blitz of several cities that are home to thousands of US military personnel.

Although the US military has begun airstrikes in northern Iraq, top US Department of Defense officials have admitted that the airstrikes are unlikely to affect the militants’ overall capabilities. Meanwhile, a political battle continues to rage between Iraqi President Fouad Massoum and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over the future of Iraqi leadership.
 
We invite you to tune into this Google Hangout conversation during which AEI foreign and defense policy scholars will discuss the implications of ISIS’s rise and the effect of US airstrikes thus far in Iraq.

 
PARTICIPANTS/AGENDA
 
9:30 AM
Panelists:
Frederick W. Kagan, AEI
Michael Rubin, AEI 
 
10:15 AM
Adjournment

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ISIS, air strikes, and a political showdown: The battle for Iraq's future

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