(VOVworld)- Fighting in Iraq intensified Tuesday as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) occupied the town of al-Bukamal in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq
(VOVworld) - Jihadists fighting in Syria and Iraq announced on Sunday the establishment of a “Caliphate,” referring to an Islamic government
(VOVworld) – The Iraqi army on Sunday withdrew its troops from 3 cities of western Anbar province after Sunni insurgents took over their fourth strategic city near the border with Syria
(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama warned Sunday that extremist militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant could destabilize other countries in the region
(VOVworld) – Fierce clashes occurred Saturday in the Iraqi border areas with Syria between the government forces and Sunni fighters led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The militants, led by the...
(VOVworld) - The Pentagon said Friday that Iran has sent "small numbers" of operatives into Iraq to help Bagdad fend off the onslaught by Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and...
(VOVworld) - Iraqi forces regained control of the country’s biggest oil refinery in the city of Baiji on Thursday after a fierce battle with Sunni rebels. Baiji is Iraq’s biggest...
(VOVworld) – The US will continue maintaining dialogue with Iran about the crisis in Iraq, but has not considered resuming diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic yet
(VOVworld) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday to hold a dialogue to end the sectarian violence that has been devastating Iraq
(VOVworld) – Tal Afar is the latest city in northern Iraq to have been seized by a jihadist group called “the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) after an exchange...
(VOVworld)- Iraqi military forces killed some 300 Takfiri militants in a series of attacks across the country targeting Islamic insurgent fighters
(VOVworld)- Security in Iraq faced grim threats on Wednesday when 24 members of the Turkish consulate in the northern city of Mosul were abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the...
(VOVworld) – Iraqi military helicopters have destroyed a convoy of Jihad militants inside Syrian territory as it was approaching the Iraqi border, killing at least 8, said the Iraqi Interior Ministry...