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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in the capital Tehran on June 14, 2014. Iran may consider cooperating with the United States in fighting Sunni extremist fighters in Iraq if Washington acts against them, Rouhani told journalists. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki (center) greets lawmakers at the first session of the newly elected parliament in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi forces advance on Tikrit as parliament fails to elect new PM
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting continued to rage in the city of Tikrit on Tuesday between government forces and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters as Iraqi lawmakers failed to elect a new government to confront the militant group. In the first meeting...Caption:
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) waves an ISIS flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. (Reuters)
ISIS caliphate declaration of war against Al-Qaeda
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The formal declaration by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) of an Islamic caliphate, with ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi as caliph, looks set to create an inter-Islamist war between the militant group and Al-Qaeda and its affiliates....Caption:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media in his office in Ankara on April 23, 2014. (AP Photo)
Turkey’s Erdoğan positions himself for more powerful presidential role
Ankara, Reuters–Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared his candidacy on Tuesday for a more powerful presidency which rivals fear may entrench authoritarian rule and supporters, especially conservative Muslims, see as the crowning prize in his drive to reshape NATO member...Caption:
In this still taken from an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) video, an Islamist fighter, center, identified as Abu Muthana Al-Yemeni from Britain, speaks from an unknown location. (Reuters/Reuters TV)