Iraqi insurgents ‘seize new city’
Islamist militants in Iraq seize Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, after overrunning the second city, Mosul, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Islamist militants in Iraq seize Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, after overrunning the second city, Mosul, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Militants have effectively taken control of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, officials say, in the latest in a series of major attacks in recent days. BBC News – Middle East
Syria could become a “failed state” similar to Somalia, former UN envoy to the country Lakhdar Brahimi warns. BBC News – Middle East
Militants storm a university in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, briefly taking dozens of students and staff hostage before retreating under fire. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi security forces have repelled a large-scale attack on the central city of Samarra, killing dozens of militants, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7% of votes cast in the presidential election, Syria’s parliamentary speaker says. BBC News – Middle East