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Iraq army continues mop-up operations against ISIL

Wed Jun 25, 2014 18:33:57

The Iraqi army continues mop-up operations against Takfiri militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the east and north of the country.

Sunni tribes register to help Iraqi army against ISIL radicals

Tue Jun 24, 2014 19:14:32

A Sunni Muslim group called "Ahl al-Sunnah", consisted of eight Sunni tribes in the Iraqi southern province of Basra, has registered to fight against radical militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

Pentagon got ‘acceptable’ immunity for US forces from Iraq gov’t

Tue Jun 24, 2014 17:09:55

Pentagon says the US government has secured “acceptable assurances” from Iraqi authorities shielding US Special Forces from local law for a possible military intervention against radical militants in the Arab country.

Video: Iraqi airforce bombing ISIL targets in north of Baghdad

Tue Jun 24, 2014 16:21:19

Video, released by the Iraqi defense ministry shows a recent airstrike carried out by the Iraqi airforce, targeting a group of militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant trying to approach Baiji oil refinery located in north of capital Baghdad.

More than 1,075 people killed in Iraq in just 17 days: UN

Tue Jun 24, 2014 16:11:31

The deadly unrest in Iraq has killed more than 1,000 people were between June 5 and 22 according to UN figures, as extremist militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant attacked large swaths of northern and western Iraq.

Iraqi military spokesman denies capture of Baiji refinery by ISIL

Tue Jun 24, 2014 15:57:02

Iraqi military spokesman has denied reports of capture of Baiji oil refinery by the radical militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

ISIL takes control of 2 Iraqi towns, border crossing

Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:43:25

Takfiri militant groups, led by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), have reportedly taken control of two western Iraqi towns and a strategic crossing on the border between Iraq and Syria.

Iraq dismisses BBC’s report on Baiji refinery fall

Sat Jun 21, 2014 21:25:46

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Shahristani has dismissed some media's unsubstantiated allegations claiming that members of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have gained control of the Baiji oil refinery.

Iraqi air force attacks ISIL positions in Tal Afar: video

Sat Jun 21, 2014 19:57:23

Iraq's army spokesman General Qassim Atta has shown a video clip of aerial attacks on the positions of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the north of Tal Afar area, al-Alam reports.

Iraqi forces arrest senior ISIL militant, kill 30 in Tal Afar

Sat Jun 21, 2014 19:23:59

Iraqi security forces have captured a senior militant of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the south of the city of Tikrit as army forces backed by volunteers have killed 30 ISIL terrorists in Tal Afar, military sources say.

US lacks serious will to combat terrorism: Official

Fri Jun 20, 2014 20:23:44

Iranian foreign ministry official says the government of US President Barack Obama is not serious in combating terrorism in Iraq.

Iraqis in Najaf form 4 battalions to help army against Takfiris

Fri Jun 20, 2014 17:50:34

Iraqi holy land of Najaf is witnessing groups of volunteer fighters joining the army for helping them secure their country from the threat of extremist terrorists, after Grand Ayatollah Sistani called on all sects and religions to raise up and protect their people.

Ayatolah Sistani calls on ‘everyone’ in Iraq to expel Takfiris

Fri Jun 20, 2014 17:09:36

Iraq's top Shia authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called for immediate action to expel extremist militants from Iraq before it’s too late, his spokesman has said.

ISIL militants kidnap 100 foreign nationals in Iraq

Wed Jun 18, 2014 20:58:24

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have abducted approximately 100 foreign nationals in northern Iraq.

ISIL to turn against Saudi Arabia, Qatar: Iraq PM

Wed Jun 18, 2014 19:29:05

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will turn against their Saudi Arabian and Qatari supporters who call them "revolutionaries."

Iraq aims to retake key northern town in hours

Wed Jun 18, 2014 18:37:58

Iraq aims to complete the liberation of the strategic northern town of Tal Afar from Takfiri militants in a matter of hours, a security spokesman says.

ISIL militants attack Iraq’s biggest oil refinery

Wed Jun 18, 2014 16:56:27

Members of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group have attacked a main oil refinery in Iraq as they press ahead with their offensive in the war-torn country.

Video of Iraqi volunteer convoys heading to Mosul

Sun Jun 15, 2014 19:50:21

Thousands of Iraqi people from the southeastern city of Basra continue to volunteer to join the nation’s war on foreign-hatched ISIL terror campaign.

Iraq turmoil rooted in Int’l negligence on Syria: Brahimi

Sun Jun 15, 2014 13:07:13

Former UN and Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has said the unrest sweeping Iraq stemmed from the international community's negligence of the conflict in neighboring Syria.

Iran against foreign military intervention in Iraq

Sat Jun 14, 2014 22:36:12

Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman has voiced Tehran’s strong opposition to foreign military intervention in Iraq, saying the Arab country is capable of countering the current crisis.