Anti-ISIL
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Iran Offers 8-Point Plan to Counter Extremism
An Iranian deputy foreign minister specified eight requirements for a comprehensive strategy to fight against extremism during his speech at a United Nations meeting on Friday.
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Kerry says Iran has 'a role' in campaign against ISIL
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Iran has "a role to play" in the campaign against the ISIL terrorist group, which is operating in Syria and Iraq.
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Zarif: ISIL’s ‘Global Threat’ Won’t Be Eradicated by Aerial Bombardments
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Wednesday that the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group cannot be destroyed by Western bombing attacks.
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US: To Arm Terrorists in Syria, Too Many Shiite Soldiers in Iraqi Army
This comes as U.S. military's top officer claimed Wednesday that almost half of Iraq's army is ‘incapable’ of working against the ISIL, while the other half needs to be rebuilt with the help of U.S. advisers and military equipment.
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ISIL Redeploys in Syria for Fear of Possible Int’l Air Strikes
"The so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' terrorist organization (ISIL) cleared many of its main headquarters in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Raqqa and moved weapons to safer new warehouses,".
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Iraqi FM opposed Iran exclusion from ISIL meeting
Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says Baghdad opposed the decision to not invite Iran to an anti-ISIL conference in Paris, aimed at countering the rising threat of the Takfiri terrorist cult.
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Iraqi Hezbollah Dismisses Cooperation with Anti-ISIL Coalition
Iraq's Hezbollah Battalions in a statement issued on Monday strongly rejected any cooperation with the US-led coalition against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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Iran Calls US-Led Anti-ISIL Coalition “Suspicious”
A high-ranking Iranian official cast doubt over Washington’s announcement of leading a military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, saying such a move is to distract attention from its past record of arming rebels in Syria.