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Baghdad raps Kurdistan region on oil export

Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:51:34

The Iraqi government has criticized the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region for exporting oil without Baghdad’s consent.

Syria jets bomb ISIL positions near Iraq border

Sun Jun 22, 2014 09:31:16

Syrian fighter jets have bombed militant-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Bahraini police fires tear gas at protestors

Sun Jun 22, 2014 08:31:47

Bahraini security forces have used tear gas against protesters demanding the release of the body of a young man killed by the Al Khalifa regime.

Lawmaker raps US intervention in Iraq's internal affairs

Sat Jun 21, 2014 22:09:22

A top Iraqi lawmaker has strongly dismissed any US intervention in Iraq’s internal affairs, slamming Washington’s call for the formation of a new unity government.

Iraqi forces arrest senior ISIL militant, kill 30 in Tal Afar

Sat Jun 21, 2014 19:23:59

Iraqi security forces have captured a senior militant of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the south of the city of Tikrit as army forces backed by volunteers have killed 30 ISIL terrorists in Tal Afar, military sources say.

Peace Brigades stage parades across Iraq

Sat Jun 21, 2014 17:28:16

Thousands of volunteers of the newly formed Peace Brigades have participated in parades through several Iraqi cities, as Iraqi army troops, along with volunteers, battle militants from the terrorist group of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

ISIL militants execute three FSA officers in Syria

Sat Jun 21, 2014 16:15:07

Militants from the terrorist group of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed three officers of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), an activist group says.

Syria warns UNSC against 'aid delivery' resolution

Sat Jun 21, 2014 15:07:38

Syria has warned the UN Security Council against a Western-led draft resolution that would authorize cross-border aid delivery to the foreign-sponsored insurgents inside the war-ravaged country.

Takfiri infighting leaves 17 dead in Iraq

Sat Jun 21, 2014 14:38:30

Takfiri terrorists, fighting together to capture swathes of Iraqi territory, have turned their weapons on each other during clashes in Kirkuk province that left 17 of them dead, sources say.

US church votes to divest to protest Israel policies

Sat Jun 21, 2014 14:34:40

The US-based Presbyterian Church has voted to divest in companies that deal with the Israeli regime to protest the regime’s brutal policies toward Palestinians.

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