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Iraq (/ɪˈræk/, i/ɪˈrɑːk/, or /aɪˈræk/; Arabic: العراق al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: Êraq), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق Jumhūrīyat al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق Komar-i ‘Êraq), is a country in Western Asia. The country borders Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The southern part of Iraq is within the Arabian Peninsula. The capital, Baghdad, is in the centre of the country and its largest city. The largest ethnic groups in Iraq are Arabs and Kurds. Other ethnic groups include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 36 million citizens are Shia or Sunni Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present.
Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (36 mi) on the northern Persian Gulf and its territory encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain, the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run south through the centre of Iraq and flow into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land.
Mosul (/moʊˈsuːl/; Arabic: الموصل – al-Mawṣil (local pronunciation: el-Mōṣul); Syriac: ܢܝܢܘܐ – Nînwe; Kurdish: مووسڵ – Mûsil) is a city of normally about two and a half million people (2014 est.) in northern Iraq, illegally occupied since 10 June 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Mosul is completely ruled by the Islamic State terror group headquartered in Al-Raqqah, Syria.The legitimate government of Iraq stopped paying salaries soon after the city was overrun by militants. (that ISIL allegedly exploited by stealing a generous percentage) which it had previously paid to city workers including nurses, doctors,
Located some 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad, the original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has grown to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Coast" (east side) and the "Right Coast" (west side) as the two banks are described in the local language.
It's been reported in Iraq that a large majority of those fleeing the fighting in Mosul are travelling to the nearby cities of Erbil and Dahuk in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. Authorities there have set up temporary camps for them. The prime minister of Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, has appealed for urgent aid from the United Nations. The International Organisation for Migration says over 500,000 people in and around the city of Mosul have been displaced because of the takeover by t... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/11/iraq-half-a-million-people-flee-violence-in-mosul What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: htt...
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Up to half a million people have fled Iraq's second largest city Mosul, after Islamic militants took control of the city on Tuesday, seizing the governor's headquarters and rampaging through police stations, military bases and the airport as security forces collapsed and abandoned their posts.
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An estimated half a million people from Iraq's second largest city Mosul have fled since militants from the Islamic State and the Levant took control earlier this week. There have been chaotic scenes at border crossings entering nearby Irbil Province in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. "The situation is hopeless in Mosul," said Waad Ali. "They burned down a police station so I'm doing my best to save my family and protect my children." Only those with families or invitations from Kurds ar... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/12/iraq-border-crossings-into-autonomous-kurdistan-flooded-with-fleeing-iraqis What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is avai...
Более полумиллиона жителей Мосула и его окрестностей вынуждены были покинуть свои дома после того, как город перешёл под контроль вооружённых исламистов. Об этом заявляют представители Международной организации по миграции. Общее число беженцев из северных районов Ирака, оказавшихся ареной столкновений между боевиками и иракскими войсками, подсчитать пока невозможно. Сообщается, что среди беженцев есть и солдаты и офицеры иракской армии, сменившие форму на гражданскую одежду. Ситуация в само... ЧИТАТЬ ДАЛЕЕ: http://ru.euronews.com/2014/06/11/iraq-half-a-million-people-flee-violence-in-mosul Последние новости смотрите здесь: http://eurone.ws/1hfoGvh euronews: самый популярный новостной канал в Европе. Подписывайтесь! http://eurone.ws/ZdZ0Zo euronews доступен на 14 языках: http://bit....
Загострення протистояння в Іраку призводить до важких гуманітарних наслідків. Більш як півмільйона жителів Мосула та прилеглих територій змушені були залишити свої домівки, коли місто перейшло до рук озброєних ісламістів. Загальну кількість переселенців з північних районів Іраку міжнародні експерти наразі підрахувати не в змозі. За деякими даними, серед утікачів є і солдати та офіцери іракської арміїі, які залишили збройні сили і змінили форму на цивільний одяг. З самого Мосула надходить ін... ЧИТАТИ ДАЛІ: http://ua.euronews.com/2014/06/11/iraq-half-a-million-people-flee-violence-in-mosul Що сьогодні в новинах? Натисніть тут для перегляду: http://eurone.ws/1qsHGg3 Євроньюз - найпопулярніший канал новин у Європі. Підпишіться! http://eurone.ws/YPPcFd Євроньюз доступний 14-ма мовами:...
Militants from an al-Qaeda splinter group who seized Iraq's second biggest city, Mosul, this week have advanced into the oil refinery town of Baiji. As many as half a million people including members of the country's army have fled the region as hundreds of jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group took over much of the province of Nineveh. It now controls much of eastern Syria and western and central Iraq. Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki has asked the parliament to decla... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/11/islamic-militants-advance-into-iraqi-oil-refinery-town What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages...
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Thousands of residents are leaving northern Iraq as militants advance towards the capital. An estimated half a million people are said to be fleeing Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, after fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an al-Qaeda splinter group, seized the city. CCTV's Sean Callebs reports.
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A week spent traveling around Iraqi Kurdistan, Southern Turkey, and along the Syrian border. Stops include Erbil, Rowanduz, Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk, and Diyarbakir Turkey. Go Pro.
It's been reported in Iraq that a large majority of those fleeing the fighting in Mosul are travelling to the nearby cities of Erbil and Dahuk in the autonom. World News USA News America News Russia News Europa News BBC CNN RT France 24 JSC ISIS UK Obama European Union UK David Cameron Putin Army Syria Iraq Libya E. Iraq crisis: Islamists force 500000 to flee Mosul | BREAKING NEWS - 11 JUNE 2014 Iraq crisis: Islamists force 500000 to flee Mosul | BREAKING NEWS - 11 JUN. Up to half a million people have fled Iraq's second largest city Mosul, after Islamic militants took control of the city on Tuesday, seizing the governor's h.
Days like this I want to drive away.
Pack my bags and watch you shout offence.
Cus you chewed me up and spit me out, like I was poison in your mouth.
You took my light, you drink me down, but that was then and this is now.
Now look at me.
[Chorus]
This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
[x2]
These sticks and stones fill your body and boots,
But you're not gonna break my soul.
This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no.
I just wanna throw my phone away.
Find out who is really there for me.
Cus you ripped me off, your love was cheap,
It's always tearing at the seams,
I fell deep and you let me drown,
Baby, that was then and this is now.
Now look at me.
[Chorus]
This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
[x2]
These sticks and stones fill your body and boots,
But you're not gonna break my soul.
This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no.
And look at me, I'm sparkling.
A firework, a dancing flame.
You won't ever put me out again.
I'm going ohohoh.
You can't keep them down from me.
I've never liked them anyway.
In fact you can't put out the flame
Yeah, yeah.
Except for me.
[Chorus]
This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
[x2]
These sticks and stones fill your body and boots,
But you're not gonna break my soul.
This is the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no.
[x3]
These sticks and stones fill your body and boots,
But you're not gonna break my soul.