On the August 15th edition of  Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of President Obama’s decision to authorize  airstrikes against ISIS positions in northern Iraq. He called this a long term project. We’ll also talk about Iraq’s humanitarian and political crisis and the ouster of Prime Minster Nouri Al Maliki. We’ll be joined by the Guardian’s Martin Chulov and McClatchy’s Jonathan Landay. Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Jonathan Landay, national security and intelligence reporter for McClatchy Newspapers

Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent for the Guardian

David Barstow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times

Web Resources:

The Telegraph: U.S. airstrikes helped, but Kurds from Syria turned tide against Islamic State

Charlotte Observer: Obama administration knew Islamic State was growing but did little to counter it

The Guardian: UK prepares to supply arms directly to Kurdish forces fighting Isis

The Guardian: Thousands of Iraqi refugees 'still at risk' despite ending of Mount Sinjar siege

The New Yorker: Oil and Erbil

The Guardian: When will Obama’s administration stop trying to send this man to jail for telling the truth about spies, nukes and Iran?

Politico: Pulitzer Prize winners back James Risen