British Mandate of Mesopotamia

The Iraqi government should gain the support the country's Sunnis to regain their confidence in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has said, stressing an armed struggle against the jihadist group would not be sufficient without the support of all Iraqi people, especially its Sunnis.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on March 5 urged the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria and Iraq to wage a ground war against the jihadists.

Iraqi forces backed by US air strikes have repelled an offensive of Islamic State (IS) militants against key Mosul dam in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Well, the issue is not only about Kurds, it is also about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the ISIL, and the Turkish stance on the future of Iraq and Syria

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the withdrawal of Iraqi government forces towards Baghdad and the continuing civil war in Syria have created a dangerous security vacuum at the core of the Middle East.

It’s a complicated equation, but it’s not too difficult to solve. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was founded in 2013, based on the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which previously called itself al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM).

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) fighters blew up a key bridge on Oct. 3 in Iraq's Salaheddin province as they retreated in the face of an offensive by pro-government forces, officials said

The Turkish government will seek support from lawmakers today for a mandate to authorize the army to send troops into Iraq and Syria to deal with the growing threat of extremist jihadists

The mandate the Turkish government is seeking from the Parliament to authorize the army to send troops into Iraq and Syria to deal with growing threat of extremist jihadists does also include opening its bases to foreign troops, Deputy PM Arınç has announced

Wars in Syria and Iraq, and instability in other hotspots are driving ever more people to seek asylum in wealthy nations, with requests on track to hit a 20-year high in 2014