Gathering Sources: 06-13-14

CHP lawmakers accuse Turkish government of 'protecting ISIL and al-Nusra militants'
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/chp-lawmakers-accuse-government-of-protecting-isil-and-al-nusra-militants.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67750&NewsCatID=338

Still in Bed
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18113/still-in-bed

Why did the Iraqi army collapse in Mosul?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20164

Alarmed by Iraq, Iran Might Join U.S. in Defense of Baghdad, Iranian Official Says
http://www.newsweek.com/alarmed-iraq-iran-might-join-us-defense-baghdad-iranian-official-says-254731

Iraq crisis threatens to ignite regional war
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/13/iraq-j13.html

Iraq crisis threatens to ignite regional war
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2014/06/natos-terror-hordes-in-iraq-pretext-for.html

Iraqi forces fight off jihadists north of Baghdad
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/iraqi-forces-fight-jihadists-north-baghdad

Why did the Iraqi army collapse in Mosul?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20164

America's Covert Re-Invasion of Iraq
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2014/06/americas-covert-re-invasion-of-iraq.html

Iraqi Kurds maneuver between Maliki and Mosul
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/kurds-isis-mosul-maliki-krg-gains-leverage.html

Invasion of Mosul may backfire on ISIS in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/iraq-fall-mosul-isis-regional-repercussions.html

1.5 million Iraqis join fight against ISIL militants
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/13/366830/15mn-join-iraq-fight-against-militants/

Gathering Sources: 06-12-14

Rouhani says Iran ready to 'intervene' in Iraq to fight terrorists
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/rouhani-iran-ready-intervene-iraq-fight-terrorists.html

In Iran, headlines blame foreigners for ISIS advances
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iran-media-blames-foreigners-isis-advance.html

The fall of Mosul and the crimes of imperialism
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/12/pers-j12.html

ISIS "success" facilitated by betrayal, Iraqi government inadequacies
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20146

Rouhani: Iran to help Iraq combat ISIS
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/rouhani-iran-help-iraq-combat-isis

Saudi behind ISIS onslaught in Iraq: Syrian state media
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-behind-isis-onslaught-iraq-syrian-state-media

Russia: Takeover of Iraq proves the "total failure" of US, British invasion
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/events-iraq-prove-total-failure-us-british-invasion

The People Reject Regime Change: The Syrian Vote
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/06/11/the-syrian-vote/

Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/mosul-turkish-consulate-isis-ankara-syria-iraq-kidnappings.html

Don’t Double Down in Syria
http://original.antiwar.com/leveretts/2014/06/12/dont-double-down-in-syria/

A regional solution to Syria?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2014/06/syria-regional-rapprochement-opportunity-solution.html

ISIS threat puts Ankara on alert
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/iraq-turkey-isis-threat-alert-alliances-kurds.html

US airstrikes to support Iranian Revolutionary Guard's offensive in Iraq?
http://rt.com/usa/165612-us-iran-allies-iraq-insurgency/

Gathering Sources: 06-11-14

Iran to support Iraq against terrorism: A top diplomat
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/12/366591/iran-to-back-iraq-against-terrorism/

Sen. Corker: Qatar has played 'unhealthy' role in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/senator-corker-qatar-unhealthy-role-syria.html

PKK set to fight against Islamists in Iraq
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pkk-set-to-fight-against-islamists-in-iraq.aspx?pageID=238&nid=67683&NewsCatID=497

Neo-Ottomanist dreams bump into ISIL
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/neo-ottomanist-dreams-bump-into-isil-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=67686&NewsCatID=503

ISIS gains from Iraqi military defectors
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/iraq-isis-control-expansion-experience.html

ISIS weighs approach on Baghdad
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iraq-mosul-fall-army-breakdown.html

Iraq under attack by US, France, Saudi Arabia
http://www.voltairenet.org/article184211.html

Al-Assad says West changing position on Syria war
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/al-assad-says-west-changing-position-on-syria-war.aspx?pageID=238&nid=67691&NewsCatID=352

Iran officials call for international response to ISIS violence
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iran-officials-call-action-isis-mosul.html

ISIS bids for global jihad leadership with Mosul attack
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/isis-mosul-jihad.html

Al Qaeda offshoot ISIS captures Mosul from Iraqi government forces
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/11/iraq-j11.html

'Iraq needs to name the states supporting Al-Qaeda before the UN'
http://rt.com/op-edge/165280-iraq-current-situation-dangerous/

Former US Ambassador to Syria: Give Syrian Insurgents Manpads to Shoot Down Iranian Planes
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24298-former-us-ambassador-to-syria-give-syrian-insurgents-manpads-to-shoot-down-iranian-planes

The war in Syria: ISIS’s most successful investment yet
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20133

Theories behind the ISIS takeover of Iraqi province
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20125

Gathering Sources: 06-10-14

ISIS on offense in Iraq
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/syria-iraq-isis-invasions-strength.html

Syrian Kurds continue to blame Turkey for backing ISIS militants
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/zaman-syria-kurds-rojava-ypg-muslim-pyd-pkk-turkey-isis.html

Jihadist rebels in full control of northern Iraq province
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/jihadist-rebels-full-control-mosul

Syria Media Roundup (June 9)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18063/syria-media-roundup-%28june-9%29

Interview with UN Peace Envoy Brahimi: 'Syria Will Become Another Somalia'
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-former-un-peace-envoy-to-syria-lakhdar-brahimi-a-974036.html#ref=rss

Jihadist factions' infighting muddles Syrian battlefield
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/syria-infighting-jihadists-confuse-benefit-army.html

What can we learn from Assad's victory?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2014/06/syria-presidential-elections-assad-victory-lesson-turkey.html