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ISIL ‘worse than Al-Qaeda’: US State Department

Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:10:02

Top US officials crisscrossed the Capitol over the past two days, giving urgent warnings that ISIL represented a threat “worse than Al-Qaeda,” in the words of one State Department official, with the capability to create a sanctuary for global jihadists working to threaten American interests.

Obama discusses ISIL threat with Saudi king

Thu Jul 3, 2014 08:47:47

U.S. President Barack Obama discussed Iraq and the violent rise of so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group there in a telephone call on Wednesday with Saudi Arabian King Abdullah, the White House said.

Turkey evacuates Basra consulate over ISIL threat

Tue Jun 17, 2014 21:26:55

Turkey said it evacuated its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday for security reasons, a week after foreign backed militant group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked its mission in Mosul and kidnapped several dozen Turks.