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ISIL mass murdered 800 Iraqi soldiers: HRW

Wed Sep 3, 2014 22:31:46

A US-based human rights organization has confirmed that the ISIL Takfiri terrorists have brutally massacred hundreds of captured Iraqi troops after overrunning a military base north of the capital Baghdad.

Obama increases US forces in Baghdad

Wed Sep 3, 2014 09:37:54

President Barack Obama has ordered an increase of about 350 troops in Baghdad to protect the US Embassy in the Iraqi capital and is sending top officials to the Middle East to "build a stronger regional partnership" against ISIL Takfiri militants, the White House says.

Iraqi forces press advance in fight against ISIL in north

Wed Sep 3, 2014 09:02:40

Iraqi government forces have made more progress in their fightback against ISIL Takfiri militants in northern Iraq.

ISIL claims beheading of second US journalist: Video

Tue Sep 2, 2014 22:18:07

So-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) released a video on Tuesday showing a masked militant beheading a second American journalist, according to the private terrorism monitoring group SITE.

Australia PM: 'Extreme force' justified against ISIL

Tue Sep 2, 2014 19:10:17

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday said "extreme force" was justified in battling Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants as he played down reports that an Australian plane delivering humanitarian aid in Iraq came under fire.

Skepticism raised over British PM’s anti-ISIL measures

Tue Sep 2, 2014 16:43:31

British media on Tuesday voiced skepticism over "vague" plans announced by Prime Minister David Cameron to counter the threat of extremists travelling to Iraq and Syria to join so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.

ISIL commits ethnic cleansing in Iraq: Amnesty

Tue Sep 2, 2014 12:01:59

Amnesty International says the Takfiri ISIL militants are carrying out “systematic ethnic cleansing” in northern Iraq.

UN endorses investigation of ISIL war crimes in Syria, Iraq

Tue Sep 2, 2014 08:13:04

The UN’s top human rights body has overwhelmingly approved the Iraqi government’s request for an investigation into crimes against civilians committed by ISIL terrorist group in its rampage across northeastern Syria and parts of Iraq.

Solutions to end ISIL extremism in Mideast

Tue Sep 2, 2014 07:28:22

Three months after the advance of ISIL terrorist group and its allies in northern and central Iraq, government forces are now gaining ground in the fight against Takfiri militants.

Maliki visits liberated Amerli, vows Iraq will be 'graveyard' for ISIL terrorists

Mon Sep 1, 2014 20:36:23

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says Iraq will crush radical ISIL militants, vowing that the country will be a "graveyard" for the Takfiri terrorists.

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