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| Iraq |
| Militants Seize Iraqi Town |
| 2014-07-14 |
| [Iraq Sun] Iraqi militants have attacked a town north of Baghdad, seizing local government buildings and killing at least 6 people, including two police officers. Officials say the assault on Dhuluiya, about 50 miles north of the capital, began early Sunday. Government forces had retaken Dhuluiya last month after it had been overrun by the militants, but a new drive toward Baghdad appears to be underway. In another development, Iraq's deadlocked parliament adjourned its session Sunday after failing to choose candidates for top positions - a necessary step toward forming a new government. The legislators plan to meet again Tuesday. U.N. special envoy to Iraq Nickolay Mladenov had urged all Iraqi lawmakers to take part in Sunday's session, saying that failing to make progress on forming a new government could plunge Iraq into even more chaos. On Saturday, gunmen stormed an apartment building in a Baghdad neighborhood, killing at least 29 people, mostly women. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Remember Yugoslavia coming apart? How many were killed? Then the UN rode in to save the day. Like Somalia. And Sudan. Libya. Rwanda. Detroit. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-07-14 13:31 |