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Militant Islamist fighters waving flags, travel in vehicles as they take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014.

Selasa , 09 Sep 2014, 17:25 WIB

UN Security Council plans to suppress foreign extremist fighters

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council plans to demand countries "prevent and suppress" the recruitment and travel of foreign fighters to join extremist militant groups like Islamic...

Selasa , 09 Sep 2014, 09:23 WIB

UN Chief hails formation of new govt in Iraq

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday welcomed the formation of a new government in Iraq, saying that it "is a positive step towards political stability and peace in the country.""The secretary-general welcomes today's announcement of the formation of a new inclusive government in Iraq and congratulates Haider al-Abadi on his confirmation as Iraq's prime...

Senin , 08 Sep 2014, 22:55 WIB

Obama expands air strikes against Islamic State

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BAGHDAD/TBILISI - US warplanes carried out five strikes...

Senin , 08 Sep 2014, 11:42 WIB

Arabs vow to confront Islamic State, cooperate with international efforts

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CAIRO - Arab League foreign ministers agreed on...

Senin , 08 Sep 2014, 11:37 WIB

Obama to set out plan to go on offensive against Islamic State

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will deliver a...

Kamis , 04 Sep 2014, 12:45 WIB

No Iranian forces, militias fighting ISIS in Iraq

Kamis , 04 Sep 2014, 07:06 WIB

Obama says will 'degrade and destroy' Islamic State

A video purportedly showing threats being made to a man Islamic State (IS) named as David Haines by a masked IS man in this still image from video released by Islamic State September 2, 2014.

Rabu , 03 Sep 2014, 20:08 WIB

UK says not ruling out airstrikes against Islamic State

A video purportedly shows US journalist Steven Sotloff in this still image from video released by Islamic State September 2, 2014.

Rabu , 03 Sep 2014, 08:45 WIB

Islamic State issues video of beheading of US hostage

Kurdish peshmerga forces celebrate as they take control of Sulaiman Pek from the Islamist State militants, in the northwest of Tikrit city September 1, 2014.

Selasa , 02 Sep 2014, 08:53 WIB

UN to send team to investigate Islamic State crimes in Iraq

Outgoing UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay talks during an interview to Reuters in her office in Geneva August 19, 2014.

Senin , 25 Aug 2014, 21:29 WIB

UN accuses Islamic State of mass killings

Rabu , 20 Aug 2014, 23:34 WIB

Ex CIA boss: Journalist's killing first IS attack on US

This image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition group, shows a fighter from the Islamic State group inspecting a military truck in Raqqa, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.

Ahad , 17 Aug 2014, 04:09 WIB

Extremists closing in on Syrian rebel stronghold

Iraqis carry portraits of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as they gather in support of him in Baghdad August 13, 2014.

Sabtu , 16 Aug 2014, 23:22 WIB

Sistani urges Iraqis to cooperate with new PM

Incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (file photo)

Sabtu , 16 Aug 2014, 00:47 WIB

Iraq's PM-designate calls for unity

People hold a portrait of Nuri al-Maliki and signs as they gather in support of him in Baghdad August 13, 2014.

Jumat , 15 Aug 2014, 09:40 WIB

Iraq's Maliki finally steps aside, paving way for new government

Kamis , 14 Aug 2014, 14:42 WIB

Maliki refuses to go as Iraqis turn to new leader

US urges no 'coercion' in Iraq leadership tussle

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON -- The United States on Tuesday renewed warnings against "coercion" in Iraq's political crisis as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki struggled to cling to power."We would reject any effort, legally or otherwise, to achieve outcomes through coercion or manipulation of the constitutional or judicial process," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said."There's a constitutional process, it is happening, and...

US Vice-President Joe Biden gives a speech at the 49th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 2, 2013.

Selasa , 12 Aug 2014, 09:15 WIB

Biden calls Iraq PM nomination 'Key Milestone'

Selasa , 12 Aug 2014, 08:00 WIB

France, Turkey call on new Iraq PM to form 'unity government'

Selasa , 12 Aug 2014, 07:36 WIB

Iraq President nominates new PM, spurns Maliki

Senin , 11 Aug 2014, 22:44 WIB

State Department: US ships arms to Iraqi Kurds

Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence, walk on the outskirts of Sinjar, west of Mosul, August 5, 2014.

Ahad , 10 Aug 2014, 21:00 WIB

Islamic State kills at least 500 from Iraq's Yazidi minority

Sabtu , 09 Aug 2014, 21:15 WIB

Pentagon: US airdrops food to Iraq civilians threatened by ISIS

US President Barack Obama talks about the humanitarian relief situation in Iraq, at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington August 7, 2014.

Sabtu , 09 Aug 2014, 10:31 WIB

Obama vacation plans unchanged after Iraq strikes

Pope Francis (right), flanked by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience at the Vatican August 6, 2014.

Jumat , 08 Aug 2014, 20:58 WIB

Pope Francis calls for action as Iraqi Christians forced to flee

Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (file photo)

Kamis , 07 Aug 2014, 19:24 WIB

Thousands of Iraqis flee to Turkish border as Islamic State advances

A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) holds an ISIS flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014.

Rabu , 06 Aug 2014, 17:35 WIB

Kurds, Islamic State fighters clash

Fouad Masoum (center) in a July 27, 2010 picture

Kamis , 24 Jul 2014, 19:57 WIB

Iraq elects senior Kurdish politician Fouad Masoum as president

Kamis , 24 Jul 2014, 09:10 WIB

Iraq defence minister heads to Moscow with wish list

Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS), march during training in Baghdad, July 9, 2014.

Sabtu , 12 Jul 2014, 21:21 WIB

HRW: Iraq forces executed 255 prisoners

Members of the new Iraqi parliament attend a session at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad July 1, 2014.

Kamis , 10 Jul 2014, 20:46 WIB

Iraqi Kurdish ministers boycott cabinet meetings

Kamis , 10 Jul 2014, 15:05 WIB

Iraq tells UN that 'terrorist groups' seized nuclear materials

Rabu , 09 Jul 2014, 19:47 WIB

Iraq PM says Kurdish Arbil becoming a base for ISIS militias

Shi'ite volunteers patrol the area as they secure it against the predominantly Sunni militants from the Islamic State, previously called the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in the desert region between Kerbala and Najaf, south of Baghdad, July

Iraq army general killed by shelling

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BAGHDAD -- Shelling west of Baghdad killed the commander of the Iraqi army's 6th division on Monday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's security spokesman said. Staff Major General Najm Abdullah al-Sudani was killed by "hostile shelling" west of the Iraqi capital, Lieutenant General Qassem Atta told AFP by text message.Maliki issued a statement offering his condolences on the death of...

Selasa , 08 Jul 2014, 07:11 WIB