• published: 13 Jun 2014
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ISIS militants in Mosul stamp on Iraqi military uniforms."They took to the streets with the severed heads of police and soldiers': Iraqi refugee reveals the horrors of the inauguration jihad as Baghdad vows to fight back U.S. today changed the tone of the intervention; President Obama said, "I do not rule anything ... Iraq need more help ' Crucial to empower emergency vote was delayed because the deputies did not go out, leaving Iraqi government paralyzed Disruption in Iraq could add 2p to the price of a liter of petrol in a couple of weeks as insurgents take key oil fields Kurdish forces are in full control of the oil city of Kirkuk in Iraq after the federal army abandoned their posts Iran has sent special forces and a unit of elite troops to Iraq to help the Iraqi government to halt the advance Iraqi Air Force bombed insurgent positions around Mosul - 1.3 million citizens still in the city Middle East experts raised the possibility that Iraq is carved into three - Kurdish, Sunni and Shiite - conflict The decapitated heads of police and soldiers are lining the streets of the second largest city in Iraq, an Iraqi woman displaced today revealed. Speaking from a refugee camp who fled after jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIS) invaded the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, she spoke of the horrible treatment of those who did not undergo its rapidly expanding government. Apparently, the occupation of Mosul was made easier by the fact of a reported 30,000 troops fled, leaving behind tanks and guns as only 800 fighters approaching. Less than 24 hours later, the oil-rich city of Tikrit was captured by the militants, who then his attention turned to the capital as it pushes ahead with its goal to overthrow the Western-backed government as part of its goal of create an Islamic emirate embracing both sides of the border between Iraq and Syria. As Jihadists now march in Baghdad after the capture of large areas of northern Iraq were male government supporters today to enlist. Recruits expected to fight militants ISIS, which impose a brutal brand of Islamic law in its territory, which is characterized by amputations, beheadings and crucifixions. Refugee women, told the BBC, said that the heads of decapitated victims' were placed in rows - a trademark, execution-style trophy ISIS favors. Government forces have so far managed to significantly halt the rapid advance of militants near Samarra - 110 kilometers from the city (68 miles) north of Baghdad - and are now bombarded insurgent positions in Mosul and surrounding areas. About 500,000 residents are estimated to have fled, that still leaves the civilian population of 1.3 million behind. Meanwhile Iraqi Kurds took control of the main oil city of Kirkuk today after the army abandoned its central government posts.The Kurds - a semi-autonomous ethnic group located in the north - have their own 250,000 troops, but not have used ISIS to participate. Today alarming developments raise the specter of Iraq is divided and subdivided into several states. Respected commentators have raised the possibility that the Kurdish forces holding the north, Sunni militants ISIS taking over the north and west, leaving the central and south-eastern Shia population, who currently heads the government and military. Video emerged this evening from Tikrit, which seems to show a long list of men and boys captured, being force marched along a road in the city. The video of one minute, uploaded to YouTube, showed a serpentine column of men throughout the visible length of the stretch of road stretches. A voice recording captured by Islamic describes a large 'family' and then an 'army', suggesting a possible intention to recruit the captives. Most men and boys have both hands on the head, while others - some wear head coverings and some openly - move up and down the column encouraging progress. Yesterday, the Iraqi ambassador to Washington warned the "integrity of Iraq is concerned ', while Dr. Ayad Allawi, a former prime minister of Iraq, adding that a break was not" impossible ". The governor of Mosul, who escaped from the city and is now in Erbil, in the Kurdish north, said Iraq should be divided as centralization had "failed." Speaking to The Telegraph, al-Nujaifi atheel said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki not delegate authority for us before, but now we have to. We are now saying that his centralization policies have failed, "said Mr. Nujaifi. His plan to divide the country received support from Kurdish leaders. Mohammed Salih, 62, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, said: "We support the proposal of the Governor of Mosul for federalism and the creation of localized armies ... Maliki is broken politically and militarily. However, Iraqi forces seemed to be hitting against the jihadists seriously today - in contrast with previous reports of government forces to establish their weapons without a fight.