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Voting begins in Afghan presidential run-off poll

Sat Jun 14, 2014 08:59:46

The final round in Afghanistan's presidential election has begun as voters headed for the polls to pick a successor to President Hamid Karzai who has been in power since the US-led military invasion ousted the Taliban in 2001.

Iraq blocks ISIL access to social media

Sat Jun 14, 2014 08:56:38

The Iraqi government has blocked access to US-based social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in a bid to hinder on-line publicity efforts of the al-Qaeda-linked terrorists.

1.5 mn Iraqis volunteer to confront ISIL terrorists

Sat Jun 14, 2014 08:42:11

Nearly 1.5 million Iraqi citizens have volunteered to join the country’s armed forces to confront foreign-sponsored ISIL terrorists in their bid to destabilize and take over parts of the nation.

Iraq bolsters security measures to defend Baghdad

Fri Jun 13, 2014 21:22:58

Iraq has bolstered Baghdad's defenses as to calm the security conditions shattered by rumors concerning the progress made by so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants near the capital, the interior ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the notorious leader of ISIL

Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:02:29

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – an al-Qaeda offshoot -- has been careful to reveal little about himself and his whereabouts.

‘All options’ open to fight ISIL insurgents in Iraq: Obama

Fri Jun 13, 2014 09:34:27

US President Barack Obama says his government is looking at "all options", including military action, to help Iraq fight ISIL militants.

UN Security Council condemns ISIL attacks in Iraq

Fri Jun 13, 2014 09:20:53

The UN Security Council has condemned attacks by ISIL militants in two major Iraqi cities, Mosul and Tikrit.

Kurdish security minister survives blast in Iraq's Kirkuk

Thu Jun 12, 2014 16:50:30

The Kurdish minister responsible for the peshmerga security forces survived a bomb blast in Kirkuk province Thursday that killed a fighter, a senior officer said, as extremist militants press an offensive.

US supports Syrian opposition training plan

Thu Jun 12, 2014 16:31:54

A US official has said that the administration supported language in a Senate defense bill that would allow overt military training for the militants active in Syria.

Car bomb kills seven Syrian civilians in Homs

Thu Jun 12, 2014 16:21:46

A car bomb explosion has killed at least seven people in the central Syrian city of Homs, Syrian state media reported.

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