Tuesday, August 5, 2014

ISIL takes control of Iraq’s largest hydroelectric dam: ‘It’s a horrendous prospect’

Sunni radicals with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claim to have taken control of Iraq’s largest hydroelectric dam. - Washington Times

◼ And: ISIL Targets Saudi Intelligence - Washington Free Beacon

The ultra-violent al Qaeda offshoot group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has targeted Saudi Arabian intelligence officers for a campaign of assassination as part of plans by the group to expand activities inside the oil-rich kingdom.