RFE/RL IRAQ REPORT
22.10.2014
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq |
 In West Anbar, 'Unprecedented Escalation' By Islamic State There has been an "unprecedented escalation" by gunmen from the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Anbar province over the past few days, according to an RFE/RL correspondent in the embattled region. More  Lavrov Slams U.S. For 'Double Standards' Over IS Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed what he calls Washington’s “double standards in order to implement geopolitical designs,” including over the fight against terrorism and the Islamic State (IS) militant group. More  Jordan Stresses 'No Gray Area' In Fight Against IS, Extremism Jordan's King Abdullah has said that there is "no gray area" in the fight against terrorism, and warned that there is a "civil war within Islam between moderation and extremism." More  IS Terror Spreads As Group Stones Woman To Death In Hama An activist group operating in secret in the territory controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria has published graphic evidence that the extremists' reign of terror is spreading: a video of a woman being stoned to death in the Hama countryside More  In Iran, Political Cartoons Reflect Attitudes Toward IS The rise of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq, and the advent of the anti-IS coalition led by the United States and including several of Iran's rivals has inspired political cartoonists in several of Iran's media outlets. More |
