A total of 43 people have been killed in a string of terrorist attacks targeting several Iraqi cities including the capital Baghdad.
The Philippine military said Monday it was checking reports that some Filipino Muslims were training with the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad, killing at least 12 worshippers, security and medical officials said.
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by Iraqi air power retook three villages from so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in northeast of Baghdad on Monday and also held off two assaults elsewhere, officials said.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday a ruthless campaign of "ethnic and religious cleansing" by so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in Iraq amounted to a crime against humanity.
The UN has called for action to prevent what it describes as a possible massacre of Turkmen Shias in the northern Iraqi town of Amerli.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has called for international support for Iraq’s fight against Takfiri terrorists, as Iraqi forces try to purge the terror elements from more areas across the country.
Iranian foreign minister has reiterated Tehran’s support for the Iraqi nation during a visit to the neighboring country, insisting that the Islamic Republic will always remain on the side of the Iraqi people.
Iraqi government troops have foiled an attempt by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants to seize the country's biggest oil refinery, security officials say.
Iraqi troops and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have managed to secure the area near Iraq’s largest dam after retaking complete control of the strategic structure from Takfiri ISIL militants.