Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has urged Muslims to confront the "oppressive" Islamic State jihadists if they fight Muslims after seizing swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Tehran, YJC. Iran’s gas export has met many obstacles ranging from Pakistan’s lack of abidance to the peace Pipeline deal to the presence of terrorist groups in Iraq.
(Reuters) - Islamic State pamphlets and flags have appeared in parts of Pakistan and India, alongside signs that the ultra-radical group is inspiring militants even in the strongholds of the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Washington (AFP) - The United States said Friday it has "no plans" for any military coordination with Iran in the fight against Islamic State fighters operating in Iraq and Syria.
ALONG with a billion Muslims across the globe, I turn to Mecca in Saudi Arabia every day to say my prayers. But when I visit the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, the resting place of the Prophet Muhammad, I am forced to leave overwhelmed with anguish at the power of extremism running amok in Islam’s birthplace. Non-Muslims are forbidden to enter this part of the kingdom, so there is no international scrutiny of the ideas and practices that affect the 13 million Muslims who visit each year.
SYDNEY, Sept 03, 2014 (AFP) - Australia will accept an invitation to boost its role within NATO at the group's summit in Wales, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, saying it was in the country's national interest.
AMERLI, Iraq, Sept 02, 2014 (AFP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Islamic State fighters of "systematic ethnic cleansing" in northern Iraq, as Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes fought back against the jihadists.
WASHINGTON, August 26 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized American intelligence services to conduct surveillance flights over Syria, U.S, administration officials told the Associated Press on Monday evening.
BAGHDAD, Aug 24, 2014 (AFP) - Iraq called Sunday for global support for its fight against jihadists, as Shiite neighbour Iran said it was helping Baghdad resist the militants but not with soldiers on the ground.
WASHINGTON, Aug 24, 2014 (AFP) - The United States on Sunday used aircraft and drones to strike targets in northern Iraq to try to rein in Islamic State militants, who have seized a large swath of territory in the region.
Tehran, YJC. Iran has advised Iraq in its fight against ISIL Takfiri terrorists and has provided the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region with similar help, says a senior Iranian official.
On the face of it, Iran and the United States appear to have arrived at a détente in Iraq. Behind the scenes, Iranian and US interests are shifting as rapidly as the geopolitics of the region
BAGHDAD, Aug 16, 2014 (AFP) - Jihadists carried out a "massacre" in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho, killing dozens of people, most of them members of the Yazidi religious minority, officials said on Saturday.
Tehran, YJC. -- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said Iran would support the political process leading to appointment of the Prime Minister in Iraq, mehr news agency reported.