Vicky Nanjappa / Rediff.com profiles Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi aka Abu Dua, the feared leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and his fierce ambitions
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Maliki has, in the past, seemed impatient for the Iraqi army and police to take over from the United States, perhaps to emphasise his nationalism in the face of an occupying army.
The Iraq team celebrates with their trophies after defeating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Asian Cup football final on Sunday.
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All India Ulema Organisation president Maulana Anjar Shah Kashmiri alleged that the verdict was a part of American conspiracy to increase its influence in West Asia.
The Islamic State terror group plans to seize Iran's nuclear secrets, unleash a vicious campaign of ethnic cleansing and Nazi-style eugenics to consolidate and expand its self-declared caliphate, according to a seized policy manifesto of the dreaded outfit.
Using their deep cash reserves amounting to at least $1.3 billion, the militants are bribing military commanders to stay away from the battle, enabling them to take over Iraqi towns easily. They also use their money power to gain crucial information from the military, thus helping them spread their influence over the nation. Rediff.com's/Vicky Nanjappa reports
Iraqi officials said the insurgents had planned to seize control of the holy city of Najaf and kill top Shia religious figures -- including Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most revered Shia leader.
There is not much that the world knows about the man who is capturing one Iraqi city after another. And that's what makes Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi both mysterious and dangerous.
Vicky Nanjappa / Rediff.com spoke to Indian worker Ahmed who managed to escape from Mosul before the ISIS invaded the Iraqi city
Family members of the Punjabi boys who have been abducted in Iraq are shattered and praying hard for the safe return of their sons from Iraq.
The Islamic State has also seen a decline in its primary revenue sources
In a statement, President Bush said the guilty verdict showed that 'the Iraqi people are replacing the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law.'
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After being alerted by Odisha, its Andhra Pradesh counterpart intercepted a vehicle with Delhi registration number and nabbed the five persons, including two women.
Annan has said that the international community must bring Iraq back from the brink.
Ten-year-old Iraqi swimmer Amer Ali participated in three events at the Doha Asian Games.
A video posted by the IS warns that Kenji Goto will be executed within 24 hours.
Reliance Industries on Monday clarified that the company made purchases from Iraqi crude oil suppliers at the then prevailing international prices and no other payments were involved in these purchases.
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US and Iraqi forces freed a Briton and two Canadian hostages, including one of Indian origin, in a military operation Thursday.
Before releasing the September report on Annan, Volcker met Annan and his lawyer to discuss the harsh conclusion.
The party also announced countrywide protests to press the demand.
The Sunday Times, London, quoted eye-witnesses as saying that US troops beat him to death.
Supporters posted messages encouraging each other to carry out more such attacks.
Elections will be held in January for a transitional national assembly.
Bush stressed that people did not want him to make decisions based on politics.
Iraq beat Iran 7-6 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup on Friday after the two Middle Eastern rivals played out one of the most extraordinary matches in the tournament's history.
He said in some cases we certainly listed the information indicated from Iraqi records
In other developments, The Bush administration sought Sunday to allay concerns that a Shiite religious state could emerge in Iraq as a result of last weekend's elections.
Insurgents opposed to the election have threatened to kill anyone who visits the polling stations on Sunday, while three senior aides of Al Qaeda frontman Al-Zarqawi were arrested.
A coordinated string of four bomb attacks within seven minutes killed at least 18 people and wounded 39 in northern Iraq on Tuesday, while a Baghdad car bomb injured 28, officials said.
Al Qaida's statement on the constitution said there was no point in voting because Americans will be in charge of the voting process.
Two weeks ago, Britain's Telegraph had reported that Iraqi gunmen were offered a "deal" to halt all attacks in return for a reduced sentence for Saddam, who is likely to be sentenced to death.
Iraqi officials had previously said Saddam's trial would open before the scheduled election.
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