Iraq Update: Widespread Executions as ISIS Pushes on Baghdad; Retreat in Mosul After Iraqi Air Force Assault; Kurds Retake Kirkuk

I'm getting caught up on the news.

See London's Daily Mail, "The battle for Baghdad is nigh: Thousands of men answer Iraqi government's call to arms as ISIS jihadists bear down on capital."

At Telegraph UK, "Iraq crisis: al-Qaeda militants push towards Baghdad in sight - live."

And the BBC, "Iraq delays vote on emergency as crisis spreads." This morning's viral summary execution below at 1:25 minutes:



More at Al Alam, "Iraqi air force bombs militants positions in Mosul: TV." And Jawa Report, "War Porn: Iraqis Strike ISIS Convoy."

Also, at Bloomberg, "Iraq Battles Islamists in Saddam’s Hometown, 80 Miles From Baghdad."

More at the Clarion Project, "UPDATE: ISIS Marches on Baghdad With No Visible Opposition."

And Bill Roggio, at Long War Journal, "ISIS' advance halted at Samarra."

Over at the Wall Street Journal, "Kurdish Forces Take Control in Northern Iraqi City of Kirkuk: Move Comes as Forces of the Shiite-Dominated Government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Abandon Posts and Flee, Provincial Official Says." And Guardian UK, "Iraqi Kurdish forces take Kirkuk as Isis sets its sights on Baghdad."

From Eli Lake, at the Daily Beast, "Iraq’s Terrorists Are Becoming a Full-Blown Army."

And at the New York Times, "Where ISIS Is Gaining Control in Iraq and Syria."

Expect updates throughout the day.