Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Obama seeks review of Syria strategy, sees Assad removal as necessary: Report

President Barack Obama wants his advisers to review the administration's Syria policy after determining it may not be possible to defeat militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) without removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, CNN reported on Nov. 13.
 

UN says 13.6 million displaced by wars in Iraq and Syria

About 13.6 million people have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and many are without food or shelter as winter starts, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Nov. 12

Amin Awad, UNHCR's director for the Middle East and North Africa, said the world was becoming numb to the refugees' needs.

Kosovo vows to close Islamist corridor to Syria, Iraq

Kosovo vows to close Islamist corridor to Syria, Iraq

Officials say they are taking all necessary measures to interrupt any activity aimed at inciting violent extremism.

Kosovo is undertaking all measures to prevent the flow of fighters to Iraq and Syria in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), officials said.

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