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US refuses Iraq key intelligence data on ISIL

Mon Jun 23, 2014 14:23:11

A secret US intelligence office in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has refused to furnish Iraqi authorities with sensitive data regarding terrorist groups operating in the country, including the Takfiri ISIL militants, US press reports say.

ISIL using US vehicles to fight Syria rivals

Mon Jun 23, 2014 13:07:19

Foreign-sponsored ISIL terrorist are battling rival insurgents in northern Syria, using US-made military vehicles captured from neighboring Iraq for the first time, a monitoring group says.

Kerry denies blame for Iraq terror rise, Libya crisis

Mon Jun 23, 2014 13:02:11

US Secretary of State John Kerry has denied Washington’s responsibility for either the surging terrorism in Iraq or the crisis in Libya in remarks during a surprise visit to Egypt to greet and hold talks with its new president who led the July 2013 coup against the country’s first freely-elected president Mohamed Morsi.

Syria, insurgents reach truce in Yarmouk camp

Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:08:05

The Syrian government and insurgent groups have reportedly agreed to a truce in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, south of Damascus.

Saudi, Russian FMs discuss Iraq, Syria in Jeddah

Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:02:07

Saudi Arabian foreign minister and his visiting Russian counterpart have met and held talks in Jeddah, emphasizing on the importance of preserving Syrian and Iraqi territorial integrity despite their opposing views on the foreign-backed insurgency in both Arab nations.

HRW slams militants for recruiting kids in Syria war

Mon Jun 23, 2014 09:57:48

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the foreign-backed terrorist groups in Syria recruit children to join insurgents in battles, warning the Takfiri militants and their foreign supporters that the move could constitute “war crimes.”

Jordan enhances security in border with Iraq

Mon Jun 23, 2014 09:55:56

Jordan has beefed up its border defenses with Iraq after Takfiri terrorists seized territory close to its border in Anbar province and appeared to have also taken control of the only land crossing with its large eastern neighbor, officials and witnesses say.

Twin bomb blasts hits Iraq's Anbar Province

Mon Jun 23, 2014 08:31:58

Takfiri terrorists have killed at least eight people and wounded 13 others in twin blasts targeting a funeral in Iraq’s Anbar province.

Israeli regime violates Syria air space

Mon Jun 23, 2014 08:26:13

The Israeli regime has violated Syria's airspace, attacking nine targets inside Syrian territory from the air and the ground.

Iraq forces hit ISIL terrorists in Tikrit, Fallujah, kill 90

Sun Jun 22, 2014 23:14:56

Iraqi forces have killed over 90 ISIL terrorists in military operations against the Takfiri terror group in cities of Tikrit and Fallujah north of the capital Baghdad and inflicting heavy losses on the insurgency.

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