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Iraqi air raids kill 38 in war on ISIL

Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:33:02

Iraqi air strikes have killed at least 38 people as security forces held off attacks on a strategic town and an oil refinery, officials and witnesses say.

Iranians rally to support Iraqis against ISIL terrorists

Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:49:57

Iranians have held a protest gathering against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) operating in Iraq and Syria. They also shouted anti-terrorism slogans during the Tuesday demonstration. Iran has said it will support ally Iraq and protect its Shia holy places against the militants.

ISIL: Iraq today and possibly Jordan tomorrow

Wed Jun 25, 2014 09:48:28

Don't be fooled by its name: The terror group "the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" plans to attack well beyond the borders of those two countries. After snatching an Iraq-Jordan checkpoint, Amman is on high alert.

Iraq rejects granting immunity to US forces

Wed Jun 25, 2014 09:27:58

Baghdad has not agreed to grant immunity from local prosecution to US forces that are being deployed to Iraq, which is fighting against Takfiri militants, reports say.

‘Syrian war planes, US drones strike ISIL targets in Iraq’

Wed Jun 25, 2014 08:01:29

Military aircraft that conducted air strikes against ISIL military targets in western Iraq are believed to have been from Syria’s air force, a US official has told ABC News.

Detained French national recruited by ISIL for suicide attack

Tue Jun 24, 2014 20:45:50

A French national who was detained during a raid in Lebanese capital Beirut last week has said the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) recruited him to carry out a suicide attack in Lebanon, according to a source close to the investigation.

Putin calls for canceling resolution on using military force in Ukraine

Tue Jun 24, 2014 20:24:54

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that the upper house call off the March 1 resolution allowing the head of state to use the armed forces on the territory of Ukraine

Sunni tribes register to help Iraqi army against ISIL radicals

Tue Jun 24, 2014 19:14:32

A Sunni Muslim group called "Ahl al-Sunnah", consisted of eight Sunni tribes in the Iraqi southern province of Basra, has registered to fight against radical militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

Pentagon got ‘acceptable’ immunity for US forces from Iraq gov’t

Tue Jun 24, 2014 17:09:55

Pentagon says the US government has secured “acceptable assurances” from Iraqi authorities shielding US Special Forces from local law for a possible military intervention against radical militants in the Arab country.

Video: Iraqi airforce bombing ISIL targets in north of Baghdad

Tue Jun 24, 2014 16:21:19

Video, released by the Iraqi defense ministry shows a recent airstrike carried out by the Iraqi airforce, targeting a group of militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant trying to approach Baiji oil refinery located in north of capital Baghdad.

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