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Iraq: ISIL executes senior army officers in Mosul

(Anadolu News Agency)- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants killed five senior Iraqi army officers by firing squad in western Mosul, security sources said Wednesday. The sources did not disclose any further information as to why the officers...

Eight people killed, 28 injured in Baghdad attacks

Eight people were killed and at least 28 others were injured in attacks across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, police said. "Five people were killed and 13 others were injured in mortar strikes at residential areas in al-Shu’ala district in northwestern...

Obama proposes war authorization against Islamic State

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State militants, offering a draft resolution that says the Islamic State "poses a grave threat." The president is sending Congress a proposed three-page authorization for military...