Militants have seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit as a jihadi offensive sweeps closer to Baghdad, prompting the UN Security Council to convene crisis talks Thursday while the US mulls air strikes on the rebels. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) seized the second city of Mosul on ...
Read More »ISIS “success” facilitated by betrayal, Iraqi government inadequacies
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, ...
Read More »ISIL’s Al-Adnanai vows battle will “Rage” in Baghdad, Karbala
The spokesman for the terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani vowed that the battle in Iraq will “rage” in the capital and the holy city of Karbala, a day after the terrorists seized the northern city of Mosul. “Do not relent against your ...
Read More »Iran won’t tolerate violence in Iraq: Rouhani
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 ...
Read More »Breaking: ISIL retreated from Mosul after Iraqi airforce assault
Radical militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant have retreated from Mosul, in northern Iraq, due to the heavy defeat they faced by the Iraqi army airforce. Source: Al Alam
Read More »Ayatollah Subhani: Enemy united chasing secular objectives
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 ...
Read More »25th anniversary of Imam Khomeini marked with hundreds attending conference in London
London commemorated the death anniversary of the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Ruhullah Khomeini, by holding the 5th annual Imam Khomeini Conference on Sunday 8th June 2014. Ahlulbayt Islamic mission (AIM), an Islamic grassroots organisation based in the UK, co-hosted the event with the Islamic Centre of England; ...
Read More »Muqtada Sadr: I am ready to form the ‘Peace Brigades” to protect the holy cites
Translation of Sayd Muqtada Al-Sadr’s latest statement following the events of Mosul In the name of Allah After all these policies that have come from here and there, and after the (Sunnis) of Iraq have fallen between the jaws of terrorism and extremism from one side, and irresponsible militias from ...
Read More »Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani urges support for army
Iraq-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has voiced his support for the Iraqi army engaged in fighting against the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani released a statement on Tuesday, condemning the capture of Nineveh province by the Takfiri militants. The senior Shia cleric ...
Read More »Iraq to arm civilian volunteers in war against ISIS rebels
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 ...
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