Live Updates on Advance of ISIS in Iraq.

Live Updates on Advance of SISI ISIS in Iraq. 

Iraq blowback: ISIS rise manufactured by insatiable oil addiction West created an Islamist Frankenstein http://t.co/Xl4HZRUKel| #ISIS #Iraq
— Matthijs Pontier (@Matthijs85) June 18, 2014

#BreakingNews: #Kurds Leader Barazani calls the reservists and retired to join #Peshmerga and offer their experience & support 1/

— Elijah J Magnier (@EjmAlrai) June 18, 2014

Updated map of how far #ISIS have advanced on #Baghdad. http://t.co/4A8frWq6oW pic.twitter.com/rAboJ4p4Ho
— Julie (@MsIntervention) June 18, 2014

Shia-Iraqi volunteers, Iran security talks w/Kurds, Iran and next Iraqi PM. 

According to Rudaw.net:

Kurdistan Region Premier Nechirvan Barzani is in Tehran to discuss events in Iraq, where the jihadi Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized large Sunni territories and is marching toward Baghdad to topple the Shiite-led government.

Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that the Kurdish leader will discuss the ISIS “terrorist group” with Iranian officials. It noted he would also meet with Iranian defense authorities, including top military chief Ali Shamkhani, who heads the Supreme National Security Council.

Barzani’s unannounced visit takes place as the Iranian government considers supporting Baghdad against Islamic extremists who have taken the second-largest city of Mosul and remain only about 100 kilometers north of Baghdad.

COMMENTARY:  Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani is Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. He has previously commanded the IRGC-N and IRIN, and served as Iranian defense minister during the Khatami administration. He holds the coveted Fath medal, as well as Saudi Arabia's Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud.

 

#Peshmerga maintains 12 brigades and is engaged in battle against #ISIS in different parts of #Iraq. https://t.co/tTZwyEi7FT

— Elijah J Magnier (@EjmAlrai) June 18, 2014

#Iraq. The #ISIS does not have enough military critical mass to seize, ALONE, cities as #Mosul, #Tikrit and others in its march to #Baghdad.
— Horacio Calderón (@horaciocalderon) June 18, 2014

Where do Shiite #Iraq 'i poets think #ISIS should be fighting? Well, Tel Aviv naturally http://t.co/jLzOPyGfdY
— Dov Lieber (@DovLieber) June 18, 2014

Obama's BFF And NATO 'Ally' Turkey REMOVES  Al-Nusrah Front, Jabhet al-Nusrah, Jabhet al-Nusrah, The Victory Front from the terrorist org. list.

Turkey removes Al-Nusrah Front, Jabhet al-Nusrah, Jabhet al-Nusrah, The Victory Front from the terrorist org. list. http://t.co/PzxsinPhfS
— Merlinka (@Meralink) June 18, 2014

Turkish cabinet's updated list reflects UNSC Al Qaeda Sanctions list upd on 2 June.UN removes AlNusra from AQ in Iraq pic.twitter.com/dlC5NfPqx2
— CNN Türk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) June 18, 2014

@MFS001 It does in the 3rd one.Al Nusra off the "Al Qaeda in Iraq" list by UNSC,upd 2 June.UN treats Jabha separately pic.twitter.com/2vcwoTcNQS
— CNN Türk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) June 18, 2014

http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/pressreleases.shtml  

  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/AQList.htm

Updated on 02 June 2014 - The List established and maintained by

the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee with respect to individuals, groups, undertakings and other entities associated with Al-Qaida

@friendsofbibi STILL ON THE LIST! Now separate entity http://t.co/0pV7lsRwlH … give the kid a different name , still same outfit
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) June 18, 2014

'In Historic Reversal,#Turkey Opens Door To Splitting #Iraq' #AKP Spokesman:"#Kurds of Iraq can decide for themselves"http://t.co/Oky8H5v35B
— Laura Wells (@wellsla) June 18, 2014

Breaking: CNBC #Iraq; #Exxon Evacuating #Oil Workers as #ISIS Continues its Push, Surrounding #Baghdad on Three Sides. @concreteczar #tcot
— lipstickpundit (@lipstickpundit1) June 18, 2014

from @p_vanostaeyen an audio + transcript of #ISIS spokesman victory speech - "the success of Allah is in this Jihād" http://t.co/HOvrWICJwt
— Clarion Project (@clarionproject) June 18, 2014

RT: Pres @masoud_barzani: "We'll not join a war, which under the pretext of war on terror, targets an entire sect." #ISIS #TwitterKurds”
— Mr. Barzani (@BazzHawleri) June 18, 2014

BREAKING: India's foreign ministry says 40 Indian construction workers have been kidnapped in Iraq.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 18, 2014

please note that Al-Nusra is the official arm of Al Qaeda @esinefe_
— Mike van der Galien (@MichaelvdGalien) June 18, 2014

Another argument is the #Turkey government might be support #AlNursa to fight #ISIS #ISIL. If true very dangerous tactic.
— Turkey News English (@TurkeyNewsinEng) June 18, 2014

Tweet Below: Attack largest refinery Iraq repulsed.[Googletranslate].
  BAGHDAD - Security forces have repulsed an attack Wednesday ISIS terrorists in the largest refinery in Iraq. The radical Sunni insurgents began around four o'clock in the morning with their attack on two entrances to the complex. They put while mortars and machine guns. A grenade struck a warehouse for spare parts and black smoke rises from the building, witnesses stated. According to the Iraqi police government forces were involved in the defense of the plant in Baijj. To withstand more attacks urgently needed reinforcements, drew news agency EFE from the mouth of a police officer. Tuesday, were evacuated as a precaution foreign employees of the refinery.

Aanval #ISIS op grootste raffinaderij Irak afgeslagen http://t.co/1RKRF7PEOn @BLIKOPENER333
— Bouchra (@dekoran1) June 18, 2014

Iraq crisis: ISI driven back from nation's main oil refinery in Baiji (140 miles N of Baghdad), military says http://t.co/FTYdf1XeUL
— Laura Walker (@LauraWalkerKC) June 18, 2014

Sunni militants invade #Iraq's biggest oil refinery - "75% of installation in their hands" http://t.co/GHqysBK1I2 #Baiji #ISIS
— Patrick Jackson (@patrickgjackson) June 18, 2014

PT: Some confusion over #Turkey & Nusra designation. Acc. to @renkbaz, MFA has said on state TV that Nusra has been moved to “another list”.
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) June 18, 2014

Al-Nusra tries to match #ISIS in cruelty apparently, execution pictures/videos being released, taken place at #Lebanese #Syria border
— Fer Gunay (@FiratGunay) June 18, 2014

A mysterious #Twitter account is trying to stop #ISIS’s rise to power by spilling the terror group’s secrets online http://t.co/Kz1EIi1nO1
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) June 18, 2014

Updated map of how far #ISIS have advanced on #Baghdad. http://t.co/4A8frWq6oW pic.twitter.com/rAboJ4p4Ho
— Julie (@MsIntervention) June 18, 2014

Alle verrechnen sich im #Irak. Wie sehr? Hier ein Überblick. http://t.co/pjTJAWPNh4 via @welt
— Boris Kálnoky (@bkalnoky) June 18, 2014

L'équipe de la BBC prise sous le feu de #EIIL #Iraq #ISIS #imagesChoc http://t.co/uvhouVDV38
— Leila Minano (@LeilaMinanO) June 18, 2014

#ISIS attack oil refinery north of Baghdad (get your grubby little hands of #USAs oil lol) http://t.co/AyFDbczYq0
— Gareth Davey (@Davey1969Davey) June 18, 2014

Maliki claims #Iraq's main Baji oil refinery safe. Senior US official says "only matter time until refinery is over taken by enemy forces."
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) June 18, 2014

Iraq's military says it's fended off militants who stormed oil refinery in Baiji. http://t.co/y41MtAXZcl
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 18, 2014

Don’t Fight in Iraq and Ignore Syria http://t.co/ogJxy3eCF0
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) June 18, 2014

BREAKING: #Iraq's largest oil refinery in #Baiji hit with mortars and machine gun fire [Reuters]
— AJELive (@AJELive) June 18, 2014

.@FRANCE24: #Irak : les raisons du conflit > http://t.co/PoP0TU3hEn pic.twitter.com/NPJNAe0a89
— Tamara (@TamaraOnStuff) June 18, 2014

VIDEO: BBC on battles in #Jalula, 80km frm #Baqubah b/w #ISIS and #Peshmerga. Battle since then won by ISIS http://t.co/hCp54J3BWA #Iraq
— Mu3awiya (@MuawiyaIASufian) June 18, 2014

More oil is produced in this region than anywhere else in the world but #Greenpeace is nowhere to be found. Weird. pic.twitter.com/XSjS91funI
— Cody Battershill (@codyincalgary) June 17, 2014

#ISIS attacks Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji with mortars, gunfire http://t.co/6d8rbMyMNo
— Areeba Makhdoomi (@areeeee1) June 18, 2014

#bringbackourhumvee Seen on Jihadist websites and twitter accounts. Jihadists with a sens of humor #ISIS #ISIL #Iraq pic.twitter.com/6CLmQAjetX
— patrickbaz (@Patrick_Baz) June 18, 2014

50 Kurdish soldiers surrounded in Tikrit by ISIS

Show of support for ISIS' arch-enemy? #Turkey removes Jabhat al-Nusra from its list of terrorist organizations: http://t.co/5rVtwg01UL
— Esin Efe (@esinefe_) June 18, 2014

President @HassanRouhani: #Iran will spare no efforts to defend holy sites in #Iraq. #ISIS #Rouhani
— Maysam Bizar (@M_Bizar) June 18, 2014

President Rouhani says #Iran would do whatever it takes to protect Karbala, Najaf, Kadhimiyah and Samarra shrines in #Iraq #ISIS
— Zahra Rahimi (@Zahra__Rahimi) June 18, 2014

WaPo: ISIS videos show US-style body armor, anti-tank missiles like those "in use by moderate Syria rebels" http://t.co/GLtrNoKXHK
— Marc Lynch (@abuaardvark) June 18, 2014

Peshmerga on the border of #Mosul — Iraq's second latest city has fallen into the hands of #ISIS militant group.... http://t.co/tCArj0ljYu
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) June 18, 2014

#Kurdish parties divided on fighting #ISIS http://t.co/c3jWxjYvur #TwitterKurds #Kurdistan #Kurds #Iraq #ISIL #Iran #Syria #Mosul #BasNews
— Hawar Ali (@HawarAAli) June 18, 2014

ISIS is now issuing passports & some Azerbaijani jihadists tore their Azeri passports for it. http://t.co/HzjJdFSSRx pic.twitter.com/qArmVmQXPp
— Serge (@Zinvor) June 18, 2014

40 Indian citizens are missing in Mosul. Time for #Bangladesh to think about more than 5000 Bangladeshis living there #iraq #isis
— Shafqat Munir (@shafqatmunir) June 18, 2014

Turkey's CHP accuses Erdogan's AKP of supporting ISIS (TR) http://t.co/tlReXK94ci
— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) June 18, 2014

RT @RT3Jordan: Jordan prepares to contain fallout from ISIS advance - Asharq Alawsat English http://t.co/yywpW31f31 #Jordan
— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) June 18, 2014

#Kurdish prime minister says #Maliki should be denied a third term http://t.co/aPqoY3ti2z #Iraq
— selmo (@bobpulga) June 18, 2014

Check out my new piece for @politico: "The Massacre Strategy: Why ISIS brags about its brutal sectarian murders” http://t.co/m1CQ7HRtkZ
— Aaron Y. Zelin (@azelin) June 18, 2014

Fighters of Iranian proxies Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haqq and Liwa Abu Fadl al-Abbas have relocated to #Iraq. http://t.co/HpAnmAC5bf
— Julie (@MsIntervention) June 17, 2014

#Iran will do everything to protect #Iraq shrines: president http://t.co/iH4d4LoGQJ #ISIS
— Zuhair Hussain (@zuhair47) June 18, 2014

#ISIS is not fighting alone. They have a support system of Ba'athists, local Sunni tribemen and Islamists. http://t.co/HpAnmAC5bf
— Julie (@MsIntervention) June 17, 2014

Another 15 Turkish citizens kidnapped in Iraq http://t.co/RzjvpYMg7w
— Today's Zaman (@todayszamancom) June 17, 2014

Fighting Back Against ISIS: Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 1): VIDEO HD http://t.co/ILhbJm8HsK via @YouTube #ISIS #twittkurds #Mosul #peshmerge
— Berhem (@berhem) June 17, 2014

"Sykes-Picot is disappearing in front of our eyes and the concept of nation-state is giving way to caliphate." #ISIS http://t.co/aw69FV7hNI
— Julie (@MsIntervention) June 17, 2014

#Kurds now heavily involved in fighting #ISIS. @washinstitute recommends a political deal: https://t.co/Qe5773zJxu
— Laura J. Garnett (@ljgarnett) June 18, 2014

#socialmedia for better for worse @FT #ISIS pic.twitter.com/ZRnPiK3eir
— Thomas Power (@thomaspower) June 18, 2014

Peshmerga Control All Kurdish Territories in #baghdad of #ISIS http://t.co/Omd8mWewRx via @sharethis
— Berhem (@berhem) June 17, 2014

"#Turkey has allowed jihadists to recruit, train& supply rebel-held areas from Turkish territory" cc. @FiratGunay http://t.co/Y5XDjLI8eR
— Green lemon (@green_lemonnn) June 17, 2014

15 more Turks among 60 people kidnapped by al-Qaeda offshoot #ISIL at a Turkish co's hospital construction site in Iraq: Hurriyet
— Benjamin Harvey (@BenjaminHarvey) June 17, 2014

Apparently people of #Mosul coming out to show their support for #ISIS - all staged or genuine hearts and minds #fb pic.twitter.com/JO3m2OnUpo
— Andreas Krieg (@andreas_krieg) June 17, 2014

In an effort to connect scattered areas of responsibility #ISIS #داعش assigns strategic importance to Tal Afar pic.twitter.com/ADu8uOgdq9
— Andreas Krieg (@andreas_krieg) June 17, 2014

#ISIS rise brings back all the conditions that precipitated the Iraq-Iran war. A war motivated by a 'secular muslim' phobia for Khomeinism.
— Secular Academy (@SecularAfrican) June 18, 2014

BBC News: Video, #Peshmerga fight to contain #Jalula. #Kurdistan #Iraq #ISIS http://t.co/cnLb1u1Eui
— Mr. Barzani (@BazzHawleri) June 18, 2014