Iraq Civil War -- News Updates June 13, 2014

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On the warpath to Baghdad: A graphic showing the town and cities captured by ISIS over the last few days. Daily Mail

Iraq Militants Make Strides, Shi'ite Cleric Issues Call to Arms -- Voice of America

CAIRO — A crowd of Shi'ite worshipers in the iconic shrine city of Karbala applauded Friday, as senior cleric Abdel Mehdi al Karbalaie, representing Iraq's top Shi'ite spiritual leader Sheikh Ali Sistani, urged Iraqi citizens to volunteer and defend their country against Sunni ISIL militants:

He said that Iraq is going through an extremely critical period....and that it is the patriotic duty of its sons who are able to bear arms to defend their country, their people and their holy sites by volunteering to join the security forces. He also urges Iraqi politicians to put aside their differences and unite in support for the military.

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Iraq Civil War -- News Updates June 13, 2014

Iraq conflict: Live -- BBC
Iraq crisis: ISIS militants push towards Baghdad - live -- The Telegraph
Iraq crisis: US considers air assault on Isis as Obama weighs options – live -- The Guardian
Iraq Live -- AL Jazeera

Iraq Fighters Finding Support at Home Raises Risk of Attack -- Bloomberg
'This is our football, it's made of skin #World Cup': After posting sickening beheading video of Iraqi policeman, ISIS boast of slaughtering 1,700 soldiers -- Daily Mail
Wave of Iraqi Executions Feared in ISIS Takeover -- ABC News
Qaeda-inspired militants parade vehicles captured from military -- CBS
Iraqi Insurgents Using Recycled Photos to Hype Captured Military Gear -- ABC News
Black Banner in Mosul as Caliphate Edicts Rule Iraqi Lives -- Bloomberg
UN says hundreds killed in Iraq, US urges al-Maliki to do more to fight sectarian violence -- Deutche Welle
U.N. Warns of Rights Abuses and Hundreds Dead in Iraq Fighting -- New York Times
Thousands of refugees flee fighting in Iraq -- CBS
Iran sends forces to Iraq as ISIS militants press forward, official says -- CNN
Iranian general visits Baghdad to assist with defence of Iraq capital -- The Guardian
Iraq Scrambles to Defend Baghdad -- WSJ
Volunteers flock to defend Baghdad as insurgents seize more Iraqi territory -- Washington Post
Iraq conflict: Sistani issues Shia call to arms -- BBC
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric issues call to fight jihadist rebels -- Reuters
Iraq cleric issues call to arms against ISIL -- Al Jazeera
Cleric issues call to arms as Iraq edges closer to war -- USA Today
Shiite cleric calls on Iraqis to defend country -- AP
Iraq crisis: Shia volunteers confront Sunni insurgents in Samarra -- The Guardian
Web Exclusive: ISIL threatens Samarra shrine -- Al Jazeera