Iraq

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has declared that it would not object to participating in a coalition that aims at battling jihadist militants in neighboring countries.

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has declared that it would not object to participating in a coalition that aims at battling jihadist militants in neighboring countries.

Britain is to ship heavy machine guns to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists in Iraq, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon announced Sept. 9.

The arms shipment, worth 1.6 million pounds ($2.6 million, two million euros), will arrive in Iraq on Sept. 10.

Britain is to ship heavy machine guns to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists in Iraq, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon announced Sept. 9.

The arms shipment, worth 1.6 million pounds ($2.6 million, two million euros), will arrive in Iraq on Sept. 10.

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday called for world intelligence agencies to work together against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.        

Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has been to the first to congratulate Iraq’s new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi whose government was approved at Parliament late Sept. 8.

Davutoğlu held a telephone conversation with Abadi shortly after his Cabinet won a vote of confidence, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Sept. 9, citing sources from the Prime Ministry office.

The U.N. Security Council plans to demand countries "prevent and suppress" the recruitment and travel of foreign fighters to join extremist militant groups like Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) by ensuring it is considered a serious criminal offence under domestic laws.

Turkey’s newly-assigned Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has held a telephone conversation with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State John Kerry, amid Washington-led efforts to forge an international coalition against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Obama administration officials will hold briefings this week and next for members of the U.S. Congress as the president makes his case for an offensive against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, congressional aides said on Sept. 9.

Iraqi MPs approved a new cabinet on Sept. 8 but key security posts remained unfilled, as America's top diplomat prepared to visit the region to build a coalition against jihadists.