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Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
World
June 30, 2014
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after…
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit
World
June 27, 2014
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit
Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents have carried out mass executions…
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session
World
June 26, 2014
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session
Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gas fields on Thursday, another gain…
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges allegiance to ISIL in border town
World
June 25, 2014
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges allegiance to ISIL in border town
Syria's al Qaeda wing has pledged allegiance to rival group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in…
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
World
June 24, 2014
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from…
Strategic north Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants
World
June 23, 2014
Strategic north Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants
The strategic Shia-majority north Iraq town of Tal Afar and its airport were in the hands of Sunni Arab militants…
HRW: Syrian rebel groups sending children into war
World
June 23, 2014
HRW: Syrian rebel groups sending children into war
Militant Islamist groups in Syria are recruiting children as young as 15 and sending them into battle after promising them…
Report: China oil giants prepare Iraq evacuation plans
World
June 19, 2014
Report: China oil giants prepare Iraq evacuation plans
Major Chinese oil firms have prepared evacuation plans in case spreading violence in Iraq -- a key energy provider to…