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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).

Kurds warn Kerry of 'new Iraq'

Tue Jun 24, 2014 13:35:24

US Secretary of State John Kerry has made an unannounced visit to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region as he pressed an urgent diplomatic drive to stop the fractious country tearing apart.

Terror in Iraq: Roots and motivation of ISIL terrorists

Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:04:36

Terrorism, directly or sponsored, has long been America’s weapon of mass destruction – its weapon of choice. As a strategy, it outdates “human rights” and “democracy promotion” and has proven itself to be far more effective by creating mayhem and fear, removing resistance to intervention.

CIA, MI6 knew about ISIL attack earlier, failed to react

Mon Jun 23, 2014 22:23:38

As Iraq’s western border falls beyond the control of the country’s government, a new report suggests the United States and Britain were warned of a burgeoning insurgency months before militants began gaining territory.

Iraq's army troops retake two border crossings

Mon Jun 23, 2014 22:12:10

Iraqi army forces have recaptured two border crossings in their latest battles against Takfiri militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Iraqi army foils ISIL fresh attack on Baiji oil refinery

Mon Jun 23, 2014 19:18:09

Iraq's army has thwarted a fresh attack by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists on the Baiji oil refinery, killing scores of militants, Iraq's Army Spokesman General Qassim Atta said.

Fears rise in Jordan of Iraq ISIL-led war spillover

Mon Jun 23, 2014 18:40:25

The foreign backed militant offensive in Iraq has sparked fears in Amman that they will take the fight to Jordan, which is already struggling with its own home-grown militants.

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