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Saudi Arabia behind insurgency in Iraq: Al-Manar

Thu Jun 12, 2014 16:19:22

A leading Arabic newspaper has accused Saudi Arabia of being behind recent insurgency in Ninawa and Salah al-Din provinces in Iraq.

Iraqi Kurdish forces in full control of Kirkuk

Thu Jun 12, 2014 15:07:06

Kurdish forces are in full control of Iraq's oil-rich city of Kirkuk after the federal army abandoned their posts, a peshmerga spokesman says.

Breaking: ISIL retreated from Mosul after Iraqi airforce assault

Thu Jun 12, 2014 14:24:16

Radical militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant have retreated from Mosul, in northern Iraq, due to the heavy defeat they faced by the Iraqi army airforce, Al-Alam reports.

Turkmen tribesmen join Iraq army in war on ISIL

Thu Jun 12, 2014 14:21:00

Turkmen tribesmen in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, in Nineveh province, have formed vigilante groups after militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) seized the provincial capital Mosul.

ISIL urges terrorists to advance towards Baghdad

Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:03:30

A spokesman for the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) terrorists operating inside Iraq has called on the group’s members to march toward the capital, Baghdad.

Video: Takfiris storm homes in Iraq, abduct non-Sunni families

Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:33:52

Takfiri militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant have been attacking homes in Mosul, to identify Shia Muslims, Christians and other minorities, as violence intensify in different areas in north of Iraq.

West mulls change in Syria policy over terrorism: Assad

Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:09:23

Western supporters of the unrest in Syria have started to shift position on the conflict because of the danger posed to them by terrorists, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said.

Iraqi army repels Takfiris' assault on Samarra

Thu Jun 12, 2014 09:48:51

Iraqi security forces have repelled an assault by Takfiri militants on the highly sensitive city of Samarra, home to one of the holiest Islamic sites.

Iraq airspace open to US attack on ISIL: US official

Thu Jun 12, 2014 09:18:26

Iraq has privately indicated to the Obama administration that it would welcome airstrikes with either drones or manned aircraft that target Al-Qaeda offshoot militants in Iraqi territory, a US official says.

Iran condemns abduction of Turkish diplomats by Takfiris

Thu Jun 12, 2014 09:14:16

Iran has condemned kidnapping of Turkish diplomats by Takfiri militants in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, retreating support to the Iraqi army in their fight against radical militants.

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