Iraq: Stopping a Crisis From Becoming a Catastrophe Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter poses for a picture on the front line in Makhmur, about 175 miles north of the capital Baghdad, during clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants. August 9, 2014 ( SAFIN HAMED/AFP / Getty ) Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC