Wednesday, July 2 2014

Wednesday, July 2 2014

First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Gianluca Romani, our new listener from Italy. Gianluca wrote: “This is my first reception report to Radio Voice of Vietnam. The signal of your...
   Iraq receives first Russian jet fighters

Iraq receives first Russian jet fighters

(VOVworld) – Iraq has received the first batch of jet fighters it ordered from Russia to help it fight against Sunni rebels, the Iraqi Defense Ministry on Sunday said
Iraq: fierce clashes in Tikrit

Iraq: fierce clashes in Tikrit

(VOVworld)-The Iraqi army says it has launched a major offensive to retake Tikrit from Sunni rebels, amid conflicting claims over who controls the city's university
Iran denies sending troops to Iraq

Iran denies sending troops to Iraq

(VOVworld) - Iran has not sent military forces to Iraq, said Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham, denying the presence of any Iranian military officials in the crisis-torn country
US urges Kurds to form unity government

US urges Kurds to form unity government

(VOVworld) – US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad after Kurdish...
Fierce fighting in Iraqi-Syrian border areas

Fierce fighting in Iraqi-Syrian border areas

(VOVworld) – Fierce clashes occurred Saturday in the Iraqi border areas with Syria between the government forces and Sunni fighters led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The militants, led by the...
Iran sends operatives into Iraq: US

Iran sends operatives into Iraq: US

(VOVworld) - The Pentagon said Friday that Iran has sent "small numbers" of operatives into Iraq to help Bagdad fend off the onslaught by Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and...
Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

(VOVworld) – Iraq has become a center of conflict in the Middle East as jihadists have taken control of one third of the country, hoping to create an Islamic State of Iraq and the...
US considers air strikes on Iraq

US considers air strikes on Iraq

(VOVworld) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Washington is considering air strikes and a possible cooperation with Iran to help the Iraqi government repulse Sunni insurgents
US moves aircraft carrier into Persian Gulf

US moves aircraft carrier into Persian Gulf

(VOVworld) - The United States moved an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf on Saturday, giving it far greater capacity to conduct airstrikes in northern Iraq against Islamist insurgents
Twin bombing causes many casualties in Iraq

Twin bombing causes many casualties in Iraq

(VOVworld) – A twin bombing on Sunday in front of the office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party (PUK) in Diyala province, 120 km northeast of Baghdad killed 19 and...