Iraq
Jihadists urge killing of citizens from US-led coalition
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) called on Muslims to kill citizens of Western countries taking part in the US-led anti-jihadist coalition by any means, in a statement posted online
Saving hostages, saving credibility
Saving 49 hostages from the hands of the new-generation terrorists like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after 101 days in captivity would not be an easy job for any country on the planet, let alone Turkey.
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Police refute reports of Jihadi training
Greece is not a training ground for Jihadis, the Greek police said in a statement released late on Friday in response to reports in the local media claiming that radical Islamists have been recruiting and instructing new members on Greek soil.
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‘I will never go back to Iraq,’ freed hostage says
'I was working for the consulate for eight years. Now I am retired. I’ll never go back to Iraq,' Fatma Köksal, who had worked as a cook, told the Hürriyet Daily News after she was freed from the clutches of the ISIL
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First French Air Strikes Against Islamic State Destroy Supply Depot
France's first air strikes against targets of Islamic State militants have destroyed a logistics depot of the jihadist fighters in northern Iraq.
French President Francois Hollande said in a statement late on Friday Rafale fighter jets "hit and completely destroyed" the logistics depot and other operations will follow in the coming days.
How will the anti-ISIL fight impact the Kurdish peace bid?
The entire Middle East is passing through dire straits as the world’s most brutal terror organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), consolidates its power in Iraq and Syria, storming both countries and turning the lives of non-Sunni communities into a nightmare.
Today’s ‘moderate,’ tomorrow’s ‘radical’
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 18 approved a bill to authorize President Barack Obama to provide equipment and training for Syrian rebel forces in order for them to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), both in Syria and in Iraq.
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The truth about Turkey and ISIL (II)
On June 10, 2014, the notorious “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) took over Mosul, a key city in northern Iraq, with a swift conquest that caught many off guard.
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The Turkey-ISIL relationship
There have been extensive allegations lately regarding the relationship between Turkey and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Turkey opens border after tension between Syrian Kurds fleeing ISIL and security forces
Turkish authorities opened the border with Syria on Sept. 19 to let hundreds of Kurds fleeing from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to cross into Turkey