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Iraq president names deputy speaker new PM, spurns Maliki

Mon Aug 11, 2014 19:34:51

Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Monday tasked deputy parliamentary speaker Haidar al-Abadi with forming a government during a brief ceremony broadcast on state television.

ISIL blows up shrines, mosques, historic sites in Iraq: Photos

Mon Aug 11, 2014 18:54:22

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group have blown up several shrines, mosques, and historic sites in gruesome acts of terrorism in the volatile northern parts of Iraq.

US shipping arms, ammunition to Iraqi Kurds: State Dept.

Mon Aug 11, 2014 17:55:36

The United States has begun urgently shipping arms and ammunition to the Iraqi Kurdish forces battling an advance by extremist ISIL militants, a State Department spokeswoman said Monday.

Shiite bloc names alternative to Maliki as PM: Iraqi sources

Mon Aug 11, 2014 17:25:44

Iraq's National Alliance parliamentary bloc has chosen Haidar al-Abadi as its nominee for prime minister in place of incumbent Nuri al-Maliki, sources in parliament told AFP Monday.

Analyst blames US, Israel for ISIL's Iraq advance

Mon Aug 11, 2014 14:39:50

An American journalist insists that Washington, the Tel Aviv regime and their Western allies have offered “direct assistance” to ISIL terrorist forces and thus facilitated the advance of the Takfiri group in Iraq.

US strikes against ISIL just a show of force: Iran MP

Mon Aug 11, 2014 13:15:57

A senior Iranian lawmaker has slammed recent US military strikes against ISIL terrorists in Iraq as ineffective and a mere show of force, pointing to Washington’s earlier refusal to assist Baghdad in confronting the foreign-backed terror group.

1000's of Iraqis escape ISIL siege in Sinjar Mountain

Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:57:11

At least 20,000 civilians who had been besieged by ISIL terrorists on a mountain in northern Iraq have safely escaped to Syria and been escorted by Kurdish forces back into Iraq, officials said Sunday.

Iraq PM vows legal bid against new president

Mon Aug 11, 2014 09:08:32

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to take legal action against the nation’s new President Fouad Masoum for his failure to name a premier from the country’s largest parliamentary bloc as provided in the constitution.

Bandar, the godfather of Takfirism is back

Sun Aug 10, 2014 23:13:22

It was premature to write off Bandar when he was relieved of his duties as the Saudi spy chief in May. He has re-emerged as special advisor to the king.

Video: Wahhabi preacher teaches 'beheading with pleasure'

Sun Aug 10, 2014 21:42:01

In a recently-released video footage a Wahhabi Takfiri sheikh demonstrates for his students how to perform beheading and “enjoy” the horrific act.

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