A convoy of peshmerga vehicles is escorted by Turkish Kurds on their way to the Turkish-Syrian border, in Kiziltepe near the southeastern city of Mardin October 29, 2014.

150 Iraqi tribesmen opposed to Islamic State found in mass grave

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BAGHDAD - The bodies of 150 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe which fought Islamic State have been found in a mass grave, according to security officials on Thursday. Islamic State militants took the men from their villages to the city of Ramadi and killed them on Wednesday night and buried them, an official in a police operations center...

French President Francois Hollande (right) and Iraq's President Fuad Masum are at the opening of an international conference in Paris bringing together about 30 countries to discuss the fight against Islamic State militants, September 15, 2014.

About 30 countries attend Iraq conference urging 'global' fight on IS

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PARIS - French President Francois Hollande called on Monday for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State (IS) militants as he opened a conference on Iraq bringing together members of a US-led coalition. The United States this week unveiled an outline plan to fight the Islamist militants simultaneously in Iraq and Syria. It believes it can...