Iraq and ISIS – what’s it all about?
The crisis today
There is upheaval in the Middle East again as Islamic separatists sweep south from Syria through Iraq.
Iraqi troops fight to regain Tikrit
Iraqi Government commandos flown into Tikrit this week are fighting to regain control of the city, seized earlier this month by ISIS separatists.
DetailsUS passes new law to protect whistleblowers
A new law has passed in the US Congress to protect whistleblowers for government intelligence employees.
DetailsWorld in brief – June 26
Explosions in Cairo stations injure four people A series of bombs exploded across Cairo’s underground stations, injuring at least four people. Explosions went off at three stations during morning rush hour within minutes of each other. Authorities have said the explosions were “very primary” and of “low intensity”. The attacks have been blamed on Morsi’s Muslim…
DetailsMaliki dismisses call for Iraqi unity government
The Iraqi Prime Minister has dismissed calls for a national salvation government to heal the bitter rifts that are tearing his country apart.
DetailsRebekah Brooks not guilty of hacking
Rupert Murdoch’s trusted lieutenant Rebekah Brooks, once the most powerful woman in the British media, was yesterday cleared of phone hacking, corruption and conspiracy charges.
DetailsWorld in brief – June 25
Russia removes threat of military intervention in Ukraine President Vladimir Putin has asked the Russian parliament to renounce Russia’s right to send troops into eastern Ukraine. A spokesman for Mr Putin told the Interfax news agency that the decision to revoke the power to intervene militarily was given “to normalise and regulate” the situation in eastern…
DetailsObama sends 300 military advisers to Iraq
Barack Obama will send about 300 military advisers to Iraq to support security forces opposing Islamist insurgents.
DetailsWorld in brief – June 20
Ebola outbreak now ‘totally out of control’ An ebola (viral haemorrhagic fever) outbreak believed to have originated in Guinea is “totally out of control” as it spreads across West Africa. Health officials in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are struggling to contain the outbreak which the World Health Organisation says has claimed 337 lives, making…
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