Western Iraq towns fall to militants. Islamist militants seize another key town in western Iraq – the fourth to fall in quick succession in the mainly-Sunni province of Anbar.
Western Iraq towns fall to militants
Sunni militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province – the fourth in two days.
Fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) captured Rutba, 90 miles (150km) east of Jordan’s border, officials said.
They earlier seized a border crossing to Syria and two towns in western Iraq as they advance towards Baghdad.
The insurgents intend to capture the whole of the predominantly Sunni Anbar province
Iraq’s government said an air strike on the militant-held northern town of Tikrit killed 40 militants, but witnesses said civilians died when a petrol station was hit
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has opposed US intervention in Iraq.
Saying Washington wants to keep Iraq under its hegemony and place its own “Yes Men” in power
US Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo and expected to travel to Iraq soon to press for a more representative cabinet.
Hoping this could ease tensions between the Sunni and Shia communities
Western Iraq towns fall to militants; captured Rutba, 90 miles (150km) east of Jordan’s border..
The insurgents intend to capture the whole of the predominantly Sunni Anbar province
Iraq’s government said an air strike on the militant-held northern town of Tikrit killed 40 militants.
But witnesses said civilians died when a petrol station hit
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei opposed US intervention in Iraq.
Saying Washington wants to keep Iraq under its hegemony and place its own “Yes Men” in power
US Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo and expected to travel to Iraq soon to press for a more representative cabinet.
Hoping this could ease tensions between the Sunni and Shia communities.
