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Musab bin Umair Mosque Massacre, Diyala Iraq, August 2014

Musab bin Umair Mosque Massacre, Diyala Iraq, August 2014

Taken on 2014-08-23

On 22 August 2014, Shia militants killed at least 73 people in an attack on the Sunni Musab bin Omair mosque in the Imam Wais village (north-east of Baghdad and south of the city of Baquba) of Diyala Province, Iraq. The attack occurred during Jumu'ah (Friday prayers) and at the time of the attack, there were about 150 worshippers at the mosque. The attack took place during the Northern Iraq offensive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iraqi government. The attack was blamed on Shiite militias fighting alongside the Iraqi army against ISIL.

Source: Hashima20/Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-09-24

US Aircraft Ready to Strike IS Targets, Persian Gulf, August 2014

US Aircraft Ready to Strike IS Targets, Persian Gulf, August 2014

Taken on 2014-08-08

'ARABIAN GULF (NNS) -- Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked on USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) struck Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets near Erbil, Iraq, Aug. 8.'

Source: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Margaret Keith/Released

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-14

Obama Discusses Islamic State Crisis, Washington DC, August 2014

Obama Discusses Islamic State Crisis, Washington DC, August 2014

Taken on 2014-08-07

'President Barack Obama meets with his national security advisors in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)'

Source: The White House/Flickr

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-15

Peshmerga Armor Near Kirkuk

Peshmerga Armor Near Kirkuk

Taken on 2014-06-19

'Peshmerga on a T-55 tank outside Kirkuk in Iraq.'

Source: Boris Niehaus/Wikicommons

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-07-02

Civilians Displaced by ISIS' Advance on Mosul

Civilians Displaced by ISIS' Advance on Mosul

Taken on 2014-06-11

The flight and displacement of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians in the aftermath of ISIS' recent advances in northern and central Iraq could result in a humanitarian catastrophe.

Source: UNHCR/R. Nuri

Uploaded by SATest on 2014-06-18

Iraq Receives a Fresh Batch of M1A1 Tanks, January 2011

Iraq Receives a Fresh Batch of M1A1 Tanks, January 2011

Taken on 2011-01-06

'Iraqi forces display vehicle and aircraft capabilities during the Iraqi Army Day celebration in the International Zone, Iraq, January 6, 2011. Iraqi Army Day was celebrated by Iraqi forces parading around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.'

Source: (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. 1st Class Daneille Hendrix/Released)

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-18