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Detained French national recruited by ISIL for suicide attack

Tue Jun 24, 2014 20:45:50

A French national who was detained during a raid in Lebanese capital Beirut last week has said the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) recruited him to carry out a suicide attack in Lebanon, according to a source close to the investigation.

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).

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.

Suicide car bombing hurts 19 in south Beirut: Video

Tue Jun 24, 2014 09:15:30

A suicide bomber has blew up his car in southern Beirut near an army checkpoint, killing himself and wounding several people watching the soccer World Cup in a nearby cafe.

Hezbollah: Persian Gulf Arab states will regret funding ISIL

Tue Jun 24, 2014 08:58:39

The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc says the Lebanese resistance movement will confront the sponsors of the al-Qaeda offshoot group, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) at home, after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had warned Persian Gulf Arab states that funding terrorism will cause a backlash.

Syria slams Israel deadly attacks in Golan Heights

Tue Jun 24, 2014 08:27:43

Syria condemns Israel’s deadly attacks on its military targets from the air and the ground as a “blatant violation” of its territory, urging the United Nations to condemn the aggression.

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).

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