Islamic State of Iraq

Islamic State of Iraq: Behind him, kilometres to the south, the key city of Erbil lies relatively unscathed, despite recent events. Just 40 kilometres northward, the city of Mosul is still held by the marauding Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or the al-Qaeda splinter group that has waged a relentless offensive across this region for months. John Baird pledges $15M to bolster Iraq security during Baghdad visit in Iraq: What Canada could offer if West decides on military action How sows 'global panic,' and other facts about the jihadist group , according to CBC. None of the 100-plus U.S. air strikes of the last month have been able to root them out and the fierce determination, bravery and skill of the legendary Peshmerga also are hamstrung by a grim reality. Peshmerga Brig-Gen. Magdeed Haki motioned towards a dark blur on the horizon about a kilometre from his searing hot, windblown perch atop a sandbagged, orange-dirt bunker in northern Iraq. The blur on the horizon, just a kilometre off, is part of that problem: about 150 fighters holed up in a village called Dash. Stalemate is in the air. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.