Islamist Millitants Seize Two New Towns

Islamist militants in Iraq have seized two new towns, widening their control after threatening to move on Baghdad.

 The Sunni-led Islamists advanced into Saadiya and Jalawla in the Diyala province and surrounding areas as security forces abandoned their posts.

 The US says it is looking at "all options", including military action, to help Iraq fight the insurgency.

 The pledge came after the cities of Mosul and Tikrit fell to the militants, but the advance has slowed down. 

Led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIS, the insurgents have threatened to push to the capital, Baghdad and regions further south dominated by Iraq's Shia Muslim majority, whom they regard as Infidels.

Source : BBC