Statement: Iraq: Another humanitarian crisis in the Middle East

Statement by Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response on the 12 June 2014, on the conflict between the Iraqi Security Forces and armed opposition groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Further information sources listed in the related url fields highlight the continuing European concerns in the situation in Iraq in June 2014.

EUObserver, 12.06.14: EU counts humanitarian cost of Iraq crisis http://euobserver.com/foreign/124588

Euro|Topics, 13.06.14: Isil advancing in Iraq http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER145042-Isil-advancing-in-Iraq

Wikipedia: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant

http://eeas.europa.eu/iraq/index_en.htm http://eeas.europa.eu/iraq/index_en.htm

Euronews: Tag: Iraq attack http://www.euronews.com/tag/iraq-attack/

BBC News, 13.06.14: Is this the end of Iraq? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27815618

Euronews, 11.06.14: EU and Arab League condemn “wave of terrorist attacks” in Iraq http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/11/eu-and-arab-league-condemn-wave-of-terrorist-attacks-in-iraq/

Euro|Topics, 16.06.14: US and Iran want to fight the Islamists http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER145125-US-and-Iran-want-to-fight-the-Islamists

Euro|Topics, 17.06.14: US returns to Iraq http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER145290-US-returns-to-Iraq

ESO: Background information: EU announces increased humanitarian assistance to Iraqis fleeing from violence http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-announces-increased-humanitarian-assistance-to-iraqis-fleeing-from-violence/

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