Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, re-enter Iraq from Syria at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, re-enter Iraq from Syria at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province, August 13, 2014. The White House said the United States was looking with its allies at setting up airlifts and safe land corridors to rescue people, including many from the Yazidi sect stranded on the arid heights of Mount Sinjar near the Syrian border. REUTERS/Ari Jalal (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
EXCLUSIVE-Islamic State militants grab new weapon - Iraqi wheat
IRAQ-WHEAT/SECURITY (EXCLUSIVE, GRAPHIC):EXCLUSIVE-Islamic State militants grab new weapon - Iraqi wheat
UK's Cameron cuts short holiday over Iraq, resists calls for air strikes
IRAQ-SECURITY/BRITAIN (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-UK's Cameron cuts short holiday over Iraq, resists calls for air strikes
Yemeni Qaeda leader hails Islamic State's gains in Iraq
IRAQ-SECURITY/QAEDA-YEMEN:Yemeni Qaeda leader hails Islamic State's gains in Iraq
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria - monitor
The group, which already controls areas of northern and eastern Syria, is said to have seized new towns near Aleppo
EXCLUSIVE-Islamic State militants seize wheat from state silos - Iraq Grain Board
IRAQ-SECURITY/ISLAMICSTATE-WHEAT (EXCLUSIVE):EXCLUSIVE-Islamic State militants seize wheat from state silos - Iraq Grain Board
The wreckage of a burnt car is seen as people inspect a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped at Qadi Askar district of Aleppo
The wreckage of a burnt car is seen as people inspect a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Qadi Askar district of Aleppo August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rami Zayat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man stands amid damage as flames erupt at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb at Qadi Askar district of Aleppo
A man stands amid damage as flames erupt at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Qadi Askar district of Aleppo August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rami Zayat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Men walk on rubble at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb at Qadi Askar district of Aleppo
Men walk on rubble at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Qadi Askar district of Aleppo August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rami Zayat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
INSIGHT-Islamic State carves jihadist hub in heart of Middle East
Ridiculed at first, Islamic State has seized a third of Iraq and triggered he first American air strikes since the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2011