Putting the Mess in Mesopotamia

Things appear to be heating up in Iraq, and not just the temperature. Sunni militia, mainly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and greater Syria (ISIS) captured territory in the northern part of the country, including Mosul the second largest city in Iraq, and Tikrit, closer to Baghdad. So far the Sunni insurgents have not threatened the oil rich territory around Kirkuk and the southern part of the country. But their rapid conquests raise fear the country is in its way to a brutal ethnic battles and civil war, with the potential of sucking in international powers and neighboring countries. Download here