Posts tagged as: Iraq

Islamic State: A Kingdom of militants barbarism

Islamic State

The terror decreed by the Islamic Caliphate State (EI) spans all borders. While the world was watching the fate of the Yazidis in Iraq, EI militants militants killed in the past two weeks  700 Al Shaitat tribesmen  (100 fighters and the rest civilians) in the town of Deir al Zor, northeast of Syria, according to […]

USA tried to rescue hostages of Islamic State

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United States “recently” made an unsuccessful military operation in Syria to try to rescue “several” American hostages held by the militant group Islamic State, as confirmed Wednesday the Pentagon and the White House. The operation, in which “components of air and earth” was used and was focused on a “specific network captors” EI, failed because […]

USA maintains attacks in Iraq against Islamic State

US airstrikes in Iraq

The threats that the Islamic State (EI) launched against the United States in the video that showed the execution of American journalist James Foley has not stopped Washington. American planes bombed positions of the jihadists in northern Iraq, reports the BBC. Fighters and American navy drones  have also provided air cover Thursday to Iraqi and […]

Australia to allow 4,400 refugees from Syria and Iraq

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Australia will offer to resettle 4,400 refugees from Iraq and Syria and places like Lebanon according to Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison.  The minister said that government’s program to successfully block the arrivals of boat people has allowed to allocate the spots for Syrians and Iraqis who are oppressed and are running away to save […]

Militants repel Iraqi forces attempt to regain Tikrit

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The success of the operation to recover the Mosul Dam seem to encourage the Iraqi army on Tuesday to launch a new assault on the city of Tikrit, also in the hands of the Islamic State (EI). However, by mid-afternoon the maneuver was aborted, highlighting not only the fierce resistance of the extremist group, but […]

French President confirms arming Syrian opposition

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French President François Hollande, who last week announced the delivery of weapons to Iraqi Kurds facing jihadists, confirms for the first time  country has also armed the Syrian rebels “democratic opposition” with ” material according to European commitments “. It does so in a long interview with the newspaper Le Monde to mark the resumption […]

Sunni leaders support newly designated Iraqi prime minister

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The withdrawal of Nuri al-Maliki’s bid to lead the new government of Iraq opens the way for a national coalition that includes all communities can cope and the Islamic State (EI). The spiritual leader of the Shia Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, on Friday reiterated its support for the designated Prime Minister Haider al Abadi, and […]

EU supports sending weapons to Kurds of Iraq

European Unity

The Veintiocho already have the other European Union member states to supply weapons to the authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan. After a week of ups and downs, the position of France and Italy from -favorable initially sending weapons to fight the militants of the Islamic State (EI) – has been imposed on the initial reluctance of […]

Militants killed 80 Yazidis in Iraq for not converting to Islam

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The militans of the Islamic State (EI) have killed 80 Yezidi men near the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, after they refused to convert to Islam, as reported Saturday Efe quoting several witnesses. The murderers drove the 80 Yezidi tribal home of Sheikh Ahmed Yasua in Kuyua village near Sinjar, 90 miles from Mosul, […]

European Union divided on shipment of arms to Kurds

European Unity

Divided without definite position on how Europe should act in Iraq. The permanent representatives of the 28 member states of the EU without agreement on Tuesday closed an extraordinary meeting to discuss the open conflict in the country, where the terrorist group Islamic State (EI) aims to establish an independent caliphate. The consensus among the […]

France announces delivery of arms to Kurds of Iraq

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Without waiting for a possible European consensus on the issue, France announced on Wednesday morning to deliver weapons “in the coming hours” to the forces fighting the jihadists of the Islamic State (EI) in Iraq. The day before, the Permanent Representatives of the 28 EU countries in Brussels had failed to agree on a common […]

Jihadis take another city despite air support from USA

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The three days of air strikes by American forces in northern Iraq to stop the advance of the militants of the Islamic State (EI) ” have been very effective on the basis of reports received from the ground,” said Monday the Secretary of Defense USA, Chuck Hagel, during a bilateral summit with Australia in Sydney. […]

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