Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The UN is behind Australia's involvement in ISIS fight... but Tony Abbott warns the Iraq missions is 'full of risk'


The UN is behind Australia's involvement in ISIS fight... but Tony Abbott warns the Iraq missions is 'full of risk'


UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced his support for Australia's military involvement in Iraq Australian war planes will deliver arms and munitions to Kurdish civilians to help against Islamic state terrorists The military equipment will be ...


Iraq violence killed at least 1,420 in August - UN


At least 1,420 people were killed in Iraq in August as sectarian violence raged in the country's centre and north, the United Nations said on Monday. A further 1,370 Iraqis were wounded and 600,000 people forced to flee as Islamic State militants, who have ...


Amnesty accuses IS of ‘systematic ethnic cleansing’ in Iraq


AMERLI: Amnesty International today accused Islamic State fighters of “systematic ethnic cleansing” in northern Iraq, as Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes fought back against the jihadists. The military gains ...