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Turkish consulate in Iraq’s Mosul seized by ISIL

Wed Jun 11, 2014 17:43:57

Extremist militants have seized the Turkish consulate in northern Iraqi city of Mosul and efforts are under way to ensure the safety of diplomatic staff.

Exclusive: ISIL executed 15 captive Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk

Wed Jun 11, 2014 16:52:19

Radical militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have executed at least 15 Iraqi soldiers they held captive in Kirkuk, as heavy fighting is going on in north of Iraq, Al-Alam reports.

Sadr calls for protecting Iraq’s Christian and Islamic religious sites from ISIL

Wed Jun 11, 2014 15:45:30

Muqtada al-Sadr, a powerful Iraqi cleric, has called on forming defense units against radical militants for protecting country’s religious sites.

Parts of Kirkuk back in control of Iraqi army

Wed Jun 11, 2014 15:37:35

Iraqi forces have taken back control of a major region near the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk from militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

Syrian army kills many militants in Aleppo

Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:27:16

The Syrian army has stepped up its operations against the foreign-backed Takfiri militants operating inside Syria, killing many of them and destroying their weapons.

Iran says 4mbpd oil output possible if sanctions lifted

Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:02:21

Iran's oil output could reach 4.0 million barrels per day in "less than three months" if Western sanctions are lifted over its nuclear energy program, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh says.

Exclusive video of Iraqi refugees after ISIL takeover of Mosul

Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:17:56

Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been forced to flee Mosul after the terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took control of Iraq's second biggest city, Al-Alam reports.

US, UN condemn ISIL militants as threat to entire region

Wed Jun 11, 2014 09:26:34

Militants who have seized Iraq's second city of Mosul pose a threat to the entire region, the United States has warned, voicing deep concern about the "extremely serious" situation.

ISIL: The gravest threat in Iraq and Syria

Wed Jun 11, 2014 08:56:55

With thousands of Arab and foreign militants and a commander with designs on the leadership of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has become the gravest threat in Iraq and Syria.

Ayatollah Sistani calls for Iraq army support against Takfiris

Wed Jun 11, 2014 07:25:55

Iraq-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani voices his support for the Iraqi army engaged in fighting against the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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