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Iraq army advances, ISIL militants flee toward Iran border

Sat Jun 28, 2014 22:29:25

Iraqi forces have made fresh advances in different areas, forcing militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala to flee to a region close to Iran’s border.

Iraqi security forces seize 20 arms-loaded vehicles en route to Karbala

Sat Jun 28, 2014 20:18:08

Iraqi security forces have seized twenty arms-loaded vehicles en route from al-Anbar province in central Iraq to Karbala province, a security source said.

Saudi King Abdullah hints at new shift on Iraq policy : US official

Sat Jun 28, 2014 18:46:42

A US official says Saudi King Abdullah has told US Secretary of State John Kerry to use his influence to encourage Sunni Muslims to join Iraqi government and army against the radical insurgency launched by so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

Iraqi girl sets herself ablaze after being raped by ISIL militants

Sat Jun 28, 2014 18:32:28

A 21-year-old girl in Iraq’s Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, has committed self-immolation after being raped by the militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group.

Iraqi army in major operation against ISIL in Saddam home-town

Sat Jun 28, 2014 16:41:35

The Iraqi army has launched a major operation against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in and around the northern city of Tikrit.

Al-Qaeda, Syria rebels against their ex-allies from ISIL near Iraq border

Sat Jun 28, 2014 16:35:23

Militants from the terrorist group of al-Qaeda, along with western-backed Syrian rebels have launched a counter-offensive to expel their former allies, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), from Albu Kamal town on the Iraq border.

Kurdish forces violently block refugee-seekers from entering Kirkuk

Sat Jun 28, 2014 16:08:57

Kurdish forces have reportedly stopped desperate Iraqi refugees, fleeing extremist militants, to enter the oil-rich city of Kirkuk after they took control over the city.

Leader warns of enemy bid to incite Shia-Sunni conflict

Sat Jun 28, 2014 15:21:26

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has again warned of persisting enemy schemes to incite and sow discord among the followers of Islam’s Shia and Sunni schools of thoughts across the region in a bid to undermine the wave of Islamic Awakening.

83,000 Iraqis flee Nineveh over ISIL atrocities

Sat Jun 28, 2014 14:25:17

The escalation of violence by ISIL terrorists has forced 83,000 Iraqi families to flee their homes in Nineveh Province, Iraqi Red Crescent Society says.

Egypt arrests 15 suspected ISIL terrorists

Sat Jun 28, 2014 14:21:29

Egyptian security forces have arrested 15 suspects affiliated with the notorious ISIL terrorist group near the Palestinian border.

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