Combatanți jihadiști au ocupat, joi seara, două districte din provincia Diyala, la nord-est de Bagdad, în urma retragerii forțelor de securitate, au anunțat ofițeri pentru AFP.

Insurgenții au preluat controlul asupra localităților din Jalawla și Saadiyah, la nord-est de Baqubah, capitala provinciei Diyala, au anunțat ofițeri irakieni, precizând că forțele de securitate și-au părăsit posturile.

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The crisis in Iraq has continued to escalate as jihadi militants from the Isis group were reported to making further advances close to the capital Baghdad. Residents in the capital stockpiled supplies as Isis were reported to have taken a town 56 miles north of the capital. Last night the Sunni militant group took control of Saddam Hussein's birth place Tikrit.

Isis have vowed to continue its march towards Iraq's capital. A statement from the group said: "The battle is not yet raging, but it will rage in Baghdad and Karbala".

Iraqi Kurdish forces said they had taken control of key military installations in the major oil city of Kirkuk. There were reports of sporadic fighting between Kurdish troops and Isis fighters in and around the city.

Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki suffered another major blow to his authority when Parliament failed to vote on his proposal to impose a state of emergency. Not enough MPs turned up to the emergency session for the vote to go ahead.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has hinted at possible intervention in Iraq by vowing to combat terrorism in the region. “We will strongly support Iraq in fighting terrorism,” he said."

Human Rights Watch says it fears civilians in areas controlled by Isis will be subjected to more of the atrocities it has already documented being committed by the group. One resident told the group: I fear Isis, they might kill me for any reason: because I worked as a government employee."

At least 500,000 people displaced by the violence are believed to be heading to the Kurdish northern region where NGOs are scrambling to mobilise support for the refugees.

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"Baghdad is the target, now that Mosul is stable", according Dr Ali Abu Tiba, spokesman the al-Naqshbandiyya Resistance Movement for one of the militant groups in control of the city.

Speaking to Mona Mahmood from Mosul, he said:

"You might see three or four fighters at the main entrances of the city but not inside which is completely calm.

Our fighters are advancing towards Baghdad without any significant resistance by the military forces. We are conducting negotiations with the army and police commanders as well as tribal leaders and they are coming over to our side.

The fight now is at Baghdad suburbs near al-Taji. We have prepared enough men and arms and have been waiting for this day for more then 10 year now

It is not true that Kirkuk is under the control of the Kurdish Peshmerga. Once we declare the liberation of Baghdad, Kirkuk can be sorted out soon afterwards. Our main target now is Baghdad.

The battle of Baghdad has started. We are prepared for any attack on Maliki's collapsed forces or the Americans. We have pilots who are ready to fight and attack any spot in Iraq. Four airports have been liberated so far in Mosul and near Samarra.

More members of military forces who have handed their weapons have volunteered to fight with us. We welcome any one who wants to fight even if they are members of Isis."

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