Islamic State Of Syria And Levant

ISIL threatened Foley's life last week: GlobalPost CEO

The chief executive officer of a Boston-based news organization says James Foley's kidnappers last week threatened to kill him in response to US bombings in Iraq.

US says throws its weight behind Iraq prez over PM Maliki

US threw its weight behind Iraqi President Fuad Masum after PM Nuri al-Maliki announced on state television he would be filing a complaint against the Prez as security forces massed in the capital.

US airdrops humanitarian aid to thousands besieged in Iraq

US military dropped humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Iraqi religious minorities besieged by militants and desperately in need of food and water.