Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Fight against ISIS paused as US focuses on possible retaliation for Suleimani killing
Iraq voted to expel the U.S military -- in response to the U.S. assassination (in Baghdad) of Iran’s top military leader Qassim Suleimani. So if the U.S. is weakened in Iraq, what does that mean for the fight against ISIS?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIraq voted to expel the U.S military -- in response to the U.S. assassination (in Baghdad) of Iran’s top military leader Qassim Suleimani. So if the U.S. is weakened in Iraq, what does that mean for the fight against ISIS? Already, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS paused operations as it prepares for Iran’s response to Suleimani’s killing. We try to understand what the future may hold for ISIS amidst all this chaos in the Middle East.
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The full episode
1 of 5Harvey Weinstein faces criminal sexual assault charges- 0:00Fight against ISIS paused as US focuses on possible retaliation for Suleimani killingYou’re reading this
- 9:07The division of war powers between Congress and the president
- 18:36What do Harvey Weinstein’s charges in LA mean for his trial in NY?
- 29:13Comedian Ronny Chieng on why America needs an Asian president
- 41:19Remembering conceptual artist John Baldessari