Islamic State (IS-ISIS-ISIL-DAESH)

The latest news and views about the ISIS terrorist group, also known as IS, ISIL, and Daesh

Hard News

Hezbollah condemns ISIL killing of James Foley as savagery

Emad Askarieh -
Hezbollah resistance movement has issued a statement condemning the beheading of American photojournalist James Foley by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group as a “savage crime.”
Hard News

Zionist Regime, ISIL Allies

IFP Media Wire -
Syria’s ambassador to the UN says the Zionist reigme allows the free flow of weapons and ISIL terrorists into the occupied Golan Heights and then into the rest of Syria.
Middle East

What Iran can do to halt the snowball of ISIL

IFP Editorial Staff -
With the Islamic State on the march in Iraq and Syria, Tehran can arguably play a more active role in stopping the advance of the terrorist grouping.
Middle East

ISIL bomb attack in Baghdad kills 31 people

IFP Media Wire -
The ISIL bomber had rammed his explosives-packed car into a checkpoint near a revered Shia shrine in the heart of the capital late Tuesday, as worshipers awaited security checks before visiting the site during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Human Rights

Human Rights Watch: ISIL killing, expelling Iraq religious minorities

Emad Askarieh -
Human Rights Watch has warned that ISIL Takfiris kill or expel all religious minorities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and its surroundings.
Foreign Policy

Americans want US to work with Iran against ISIL, poll

IFP Media Wire -
A NEW poll has shown that the majority of Americans say the US should seek to work with Iran to help the Iraqi government beat back the ISIL militants.
Interviews

US Demands Flexibility from Maleki, not Resignation

Emad Askarieh -
An interview with Ali Akbar Assadi, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs
Middle East

Leader’s Aide: Iran Ready to Help Iraq If Baghdad Asks

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader’s top Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati expressed concern about the situation in Iraq, and said Tehran is ready to help the Iraqi nation and government upon a request by the Baghdad government.
Government

Rouhani: Iranians would protect holy shrines in Iraq

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s president has said Iranians would protect holy shrine of Shiite imams in Iraqi religious cities.
Middle East

1.5 million Iraqis join fight against ISIL militants

Emad Askarieh -
Around 1.5 million Iraqis have volunteered to join battles against the militants of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Middle East

US warship, 50 fighter jets ready in Persian Gulf as Iraq crisis escalating

Emad Askarieh -
The Pentagon says the US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush and more than 50 attack aircraft are in the Persian Gulf, ready to launch attacks against Takfiri militants in Iraq.
Middle East

Egypt religious institution forbids Muslims from joining ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
A major Islamic center in Egypt has issued a religious decree forbidding Muslims from joining the Takfiri militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Government

No Iranian forces in Iraq: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed reports about the deployment of Iranian forces in Iraq, but expressed Tehran’s preparedness to provide any help upon Baghdad’s request to fight the Takfiri militants.
Middle East

US, reactionary allies behind ISIL crimes in Iraq: Larijani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says the US and its allied authoritarian regimes in the Middle East are behind the Takfiri atrocities in Iraq.
Middle East

Al-Qaeda-linked operatives nabbed in Iran: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Thirty agents linked to the terrorist group al-Qaeda have been apprehended across Iran over the past month, says the country’s deputy intelligence minister.
Middle East

Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL militants

Emad Askarieh -
Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL Iraq's top Shiite religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Iraqis Friday to take up arms against the foreign backed militants who have overrun swathes of the country after launching a major offensive.
Government

Rouhani, Maliki Underline Fight against Terrorism

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki discussed the latest developments in Iraq as well as ways to uproot terrorism.
Middle East

Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the notorious leader of ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – an al-Qaeda offshoot -- has been careful to reveal little about himself and his whereabouts.
Middle East

Maliki: People Forming Battalions to Help Army Combat ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
Iraq’s premier said civilian backup groups are going to join the army forces to help them combat the Al-Qaeda-linked militants who have taken control of Mosul, in the Northern province of Nineveh.
Middle East

Iraqi Tribesmen Recapture Mosul Neighborhood

Emad Askarieh -
Tribesmen from Iraq’s Mosul regained control of one of the Northern city’s neighborhoods following heavy clashes with Takfiri militants.
Foreign Policy

Zarif, Zebari Discuss Terrorists’ Attack in Iraq

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in a phone talk discussed the latest developments in the region, specially the recent terrorist operations in Iraq.
Government

Iran Voices Support for Iraq in Fighting Terrorism

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced Tehran's full support for Iraq's war on the terrorists who have intensified their operations in the Arab country.
Government

Iran decries Turkish Consulate seizure in Iraq

Emad Askarieh -
Iran has condemned recent acts of terrorism in Iraq, including the seizure of the Turkish Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, by militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Middle East

Shamkhani: Presence of Daesh in Iraq, a threat to whole region

Emad Askarieh -
Iranˈs Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief Ali Shamkhani said the growing presence of the terrorists affiliated to Daesh group in Iraq is a threat to the whole region.
Middle East

Iraqi Grand Ayatollah calls for unity against DAESH

Emad Askarieh -
Iraqi Shiite Grand Ayatollah has called for unity among all of the country’s political and army factions against the terrorist DAESH.
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