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The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has set out a list of rules for residents of Mosul as it seeks to impose its Islamist rules on Iraq’s second city. Referring to the area by its ancient name, Nineveh, the group says it has a clear set of instructions for ...

Baghdad is in a state of panic. The streets are empty. Gunmen are 20 kilometers (12.42 miles) away from the capital. Popular forces armed by the state are deployed around the city to protect its residents from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). All eyes are on Diyala, ...

Iran’s president says the Islamic Republic will not tolerate violence and terror as foreign-backed Takfiri militants wreak havoc in northern Iraq. “As the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we will not tolerate the [acts of] violence and terror and we fight violence and terrorism in the region and ...

Ayatollah Jafar Subhani, in the ‘Nation of Islam’ conference, spoke about the importance of unity and how the lack of it has led to the problems we see today. His eminence stated: “There are a lot of similarities that exists between Muslims, however, unfortunately what can be seen today is ...

The Iraqi government will provide weapons and equipment to citizens who volunteer to fight against jihadist fighters, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Tuesday. Maliki, in a statement broadcast on state TV, said the cabinet has “created a special crisis cell to follow up on the process of volunteering and ...

  Ayatollah Mehdi Aasifi, speaking about the current situation of Iraq, explained the existential threat the country faces. His eminence stated:”Today Iraq is standing face to face with a real threat from terrorist groups. The terrorists who had attacked Ramadi, Fallujah and Samarra have now moved on to Mosul.”   ...

Latest reports out of Iraq confirm that the ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Sham’ have taken over Mosul. Situated in the north of Iraq, Mosul is Iraq’s 3rd largest city. Situated in Ninevah province, the city has long been a base of ISIS & has been a stronghold for supporters and ...

As many as 23 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber stormed a hotel in Taftan, where Shia pilgrims were staying, and blew himself up, late on Sunday. Talking to Daily Times, Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said that around 300 Shia pilgrims had entered ...

Ayatollah Nouri Hamadani, in a gathering of officials from ‘The Academic Committee of the Grandson of the Prophet (S) Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)’, touched upon the dependency of man towards spirituality and attention towards God.   He said: “Every person, regardless of their religion or sect, in one way or ...

Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) has announced to end their sit-in, that was initiated to protest against the target killings in Karachi, as the provincial government held successful talks with the organization’s leaders on Monday morning. On Thursday, MWM organized a rally against targeted killings in Karachi from Numaish Chowrangi. The participants of ...