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Dozens of militants eliminated in several areas of Syria

Wed Jun 18, 2014 22:31:19

Military operations have continued against foreign-backed militants in Syria, directing smashing blows to their gatherings and dens in several areas around the country.

ISIL militants kidnap 100 foreign nationals in Iraq

Wed Jun 18, 2014 20:58:24

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have abducted approximately 100 foreign nationals in northern Iraq.

ISIL to turn against Saudi Arabia, Qatar: Iraq PM

Wed Jun 18, 2014 19:29:05

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will turn against their Saudi Arabian and Qatari supporters who call them "revolutionaries."

Iraq aims to retake key northern town in hours

Wed Jun 18, 2014 18:37:58

Iraq aims to complete the liberation of the strategic northern town of Tal Afar from Takfiri militants in a matter of hours, a security spokesman says.

ISIL militants attack Iraq’s biggest oil refinery

Wed Jun 18, 2014 16:56:27

Members of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group have attacked a main oil refinery in Iraq as they press ahead with their offensive in the war-torn country.

Iran vows to protect Shia holy shrines in Iraq: Rouhani

Wed Jun 18, 2014 13:01:01

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran would do whatever it takes to protect revered Shia Muslim holy sites in Iraq against ISIL terrorists fighting the Baghdad government.

Gruesome video: ISIL terrorists execute Iraqi soldiers

Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:45:23

ISIL terrorists taking-over parts of Iraq make no bones about broadcasting their reign of terror.

Another blow for Turkey, 15 Turkish workers held by ISIL in Iraq

Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:06:40

A group of Turkish construction workers were among some 60 people abducted by ISIL terrorists near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, less than a week after dozens of other Turkish nationals were taken hostage in Mosul, according to a news report.

In picture: Asiatic cheetah, the symbol of Iran team in 2014 World Cup

Wed Jun 18, 2014 09:50:14

The Asiatic cheetah is now also known as the Iranian cheetah, as the world's last few are known to survive mostly in Iran. In order to raise awareness of the Asiatic cheetah, the cat appears on the jerseys of the Iran national football team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

ISIL war crimes may trigger regional sectarian war: UN

Wed Jun 18, 2014 09:15:03

The Middle East appears on the brink of wider sectarian war engulfing Iraq and Syria with radical terrorists wantonly kidnapping, torturing and killing civilians, UN human rights investigators says.

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