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Iraqis in Najaf form 4 battalions to help army against Takfiris

Fri Jun 20, 2014 17:50:34

Iraqi holy land of Najaf is witnessing groups of volunteer fighters joining the army for helping them secure their country from the threat of extremist terrorists, after Grand Ayatollah Sistani called on all sects and religions to raise up and protect their people.

Ayatolah Sistani calls on ‘everyone’ in Iraq to expel Takfiris

Fri Jun 20, 2014 17:09:36

Iraq's top Shia authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called for immediate action to expel extremist militants from Iraq before it’s too late, his spokesman has said.

Obama: US to send military advisors to Iraq, open to action

Fri Jun 20, 2014 09:40:54

President Barack Obama has pledged to take "precise" military action if needed to check marauding ISIL terrorists in Iraq and offered up to 300 US advisors to train Iraqi forces facing a crisis splintering the country along sectarian lines.

French president urges immediate action against terrorists in Iraq

Fri Jun 20, 2014 08:29:34

France has called for an immediate action against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, which is wreaking havoc on Iraq.

US to send 100 special forces to Baghdad: official

Thu Jun 19, 2014 21:21:30

Washington may deploy 100 special forces troops to advise the Iraqi army in its defense of Baghdad from extremist militants but not initially to call in air strikes, US officials said Thursday.

Iraqi army regains control of Diyala province: Comdr.

Thu Jun 19, 2014 16:30:06

Iraq's army has regained full control over towns in Diyala province that Takfiri militants had overrun a few days ago, Al-Alam reports.

Iraq army preparing to recapture Mosul

Thu Jun 19, 2014 14:16:57

Iraq’s armed forces are gearing up to enter the city of Mosul after reestablishing control over Baiji oil refinery in the strategic Salahuddin Province, Army says.

London protestors: BBC coverage of Iraq crisis ‘sectarian’

Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:55:54

A group of Iraqis have staged a demonstration in the British capital, London, to express their anger at the inflammatory and sectarian reporting of events in the Arab country by the state-run British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Press TV reports.

TV urges Iraqis to ban Turkish, Saudi products

Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:37:21

An Iraqi TV channel has aired commercials calling on Iraqis to boycott Turkish and Saudi products.

United Arab Emirates recalls envoy to Iraq

Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:32:41

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recalled its ambassador to Iraq over what it claims Baghdad’s "sectarian" policies.

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