Iraq

As was expected, the NATO Summit, which took place in Wales on Sept. 4-5, prioritized the ongoing Ukrainian crisis with Russia and the growing threat posed by extremist jihadists in the Middle East as its top immediate issues. Two important decisions were made by the leaders at the summit.

“Choose your enemies carefully, but be less picky about your allies.” This was the title of a piece published by the Financial Times three days ago, which reflects exactly where we all stand today.

Turkey wants the world to come together to find a way of eliminating the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant amid a US push to create a new coalition of the willing against the jihadist group Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on NATO allies to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat terrorist organizations that have emerged from the chaos in Syria, a cl

The US are putting together a coalition to counter Islamic State militants in Iraq but no ground troops will be committed, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.

Iraq said it filed a lawsuit against Greek shipping company Marine Management Services (MMS) for its role in the export of crude from the Kurdistan region, which Baghdad says is illegal.

Seeking to counter Russian aggression, NATO leaders approved plans Friday to post several thousand troops in Eastern Europe who could quickly mobilize if an alliance country in the region were to come under attack.
     
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the new unit would send a clear message to potential aggressors, namely Russia.
     

Greece has called for emergency additional funds from the European Union to contain the rising tide of illegal crossings into its territory propelled by conflict in Syria and Iraq.

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız has said the total exports of Kurdish Iraqi oil through Turkey since May has reached 10 million barrels, amid ongoing tension with the Iraqi government over the legitimacy of the sales.

Obama and Cameron: Together against Russians

NEWPORT -- U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have pledged to jointly support Ukraine against Russia, according to a statement.

Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) is voicing its deep concerns over the actions of the terrorist group called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), because by such actions ISIL is 'a direct threat against the entire Euro-Atlantic community and the Middle East countries.'