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Sunnis in Iraq’s Dhi Qar volunteer to fight ISIL: video

Wed Jun 25, 2014 19:49:53

Sunni volunteers from al-Rufai’ tribe in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar province join armed forces to fight Takfiri militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Iraq PM rejects calls to form salvation government

Wed Jun 25, 2014 19:15:53

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected calls to form a so-called national salvation government in order to confront the ISIL Takfiri militants.

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.

Nusra Front merges with ISIL at Syria-Iraq border town

Wed Jun 25, 2014 17:15:49

Al-Qaeda's Syrian branch has issued a loyalty pledge to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at a tinderbox town on the Iraqi border, a monitor says.

US forces arrive in Baghdad to advise anti-ISIL methods to Iraqi troops

Wed Jun 25, 2014 13:20:31

The first US troops deployed to assist the Iraqi army in combating a growing ISIL terrorist insurgency have arrived and begun work, the Pentagon has said.

Iraqi air raids kill 38 in war on ISIL

Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:33:02

Iraqi air strikes have killed at least 38 people as security forces held off attacks on a strategic town and an oil refinery, officials and witnesses say.

ISIL: Iraq today and possibly Jordan tomorrow

Wed Jun 25, 2014 09:48:28

Don't be fooled by its name: The terror group "the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" plans to attack well beyond the borders of those two countries. After snatching an Iraq-Jordan checkpoint, Amman is on high alert.

Iraq rejects granting immunity to US forces

Wed Jun 25, 2014 09:27:58

Baghdad has not agreed to grant immunity from local prosecution to US forces that are being deployed to Iraq, which is fighting against Takfiri militants, reports say.

‘Syrian war planes, US drones strike ISIL targets in Iraq’

Wed Jun 25, 2014 08:01:29

Military aircraft that conducted air strikes against ISIL military targets in western Iraq are believed to have been from Syria’s air force, a US official has told ABC News.

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).

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