Syria and Iraq

Iraq: The Islamic State insurgents, who are also making rapid advances in Iraq, are tightening their grip in Syria, of which they now controls roughly a third, mostly rural areas in the north and east. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Canada Ottawa sending $5-million in humanitarian aid to Iraq Islamist militants crushed a pocket of resistance to its control in eastern Syria, crucifying two people and executing 23 others in the past five days, a monitoring group said on Monday. Iraq Power struggle on Baghdad streets as Maliki refuses to step down (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.