Sunni Islamist rebels surge towards Baghdad as Iraqi army loses control of north
Kurds seize Kirkuk, a city with huge oil reserves just outside their autonomous region, which they regard as their historical capital.
Civilian children stand next to a burnt vehicle during clashes between Iraqi security forces and al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 10, 2014. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS
