As ISIL steps up attacks on Shiite areas, capital’s residents put blame on Iraqi politicians seeking to cling to power.
The National: Baghdad residents reject sectarian divisions

As ISIL steps up attacks on Shiite areas, capital’s residents put blame on Iraqi politicians seeking to cling to power.
In the ruins of the Old City, residents who escape increasingly desperate militants are then faced with Iraqi troops suspicious of suicide […]
Anger at Israeli killings of Palestinians has distracted from Hamas’ leadership failure.
As thousands of the country’s refugees risk their lives every day to enter Europe, Kobani’s residents are moving the other way, leaving […]
The Yazidis have been able to return to their most holy place, but US jets hover overhead and IS militants lurk around […]