Obama: the US needs a strategy for defeating ISIL President Obama has said the US "does not have a strategy yet" when it comes to defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant … News • 28 Aug 14
Further 200 US troops to be sent to Iraq US President Barack Obama is sending up to 200 extra troops to Iraq to protect the US Embassy and Baghdad airport. News • 30 Jun 14
Jihadists crucify nine rebels in Syria A jihadist group in Syria has publicly executed and crucified eight rebels fighting both President Bashar al-Assad's regime and the jihadists, a monitor said this … News • 29 Jun 14
Iraqi prime minister rules out emergency govt Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ruled out forming a national emergency government to confront a Sunni militant offensive that has overrun large parts of … News • 25 Jun 14
Iranian leader accuses US of trying to retake Iraq Iran's supreme leader accused the United States of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove toward Baghdad from … News • 22 Jun 14
Sunni fighters seize post on Iraq-Syria border Sunni fighters seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria border, security sources said, smashing a line drawn by colonial powers almost a century ago with … News • 21 Jun 14
Iraq requests US air strikes on insurgents Iraq has asked the United States to conduct air strikes against Sunni Islamist insurgents that have seized key cities and large swathes of the country. News • 18 Jun 14
US sending some troops to Iraq to protect staff US President Barack Obama has said he is sending a small number of US troops to Iraq immediately to provide extra support and security for … News • 16 Jun 14
Obama: US troops will not be sent back into Iraq US President Barack Obama has said US troops will not be sent back into combat in Iraq but he said other options are being reviewed. News • 13 Jun 14
Iraqi militants seize control of Tikrit Sunni rebels from an al Qaeda splinter group have overrun the Iraqi city of Tikrit in their rapid military advance against the Shia-led government. News • 12 Jun 14
