At least nine people are killed in separate bomb attacks in and outside the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

ISIL beheads four people over allegations of recruiting for pro-government forces in Iraq’s Salahuddin.

Bosnia donates over 550 tons of surplus arms and ammunition to Iraq to help Baghdad fight against the ISIL.

Ron Paul says the US invasion of Iraq is the reason for the rise of terrorist groups in the Middle East.

The UN and Russia voice concern about reports that the ISIL terrorist group is increasing its activities in war-torn Afghanistan.

The French foreign minister rejects any role for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's peace talks.

The ISIL Takfiri militants abduct as many as 20 medical workers in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte.

ISIL Takfiri militants have vandalized a church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

The Iraqi interior minister has announced the suspension of military operations in Tikrit until further notice. In a news conference in Samarra, Mohammed al-Ghabban said the decision is to prevent casualties among civilians. Press TV correspondent Rahshan Saglam reports from Baghdad.

Hillary Clinton is responsible for the disaster in Syria, says Russia’s Alexei Pushkov.