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ISIL crucifies eight rival fighters »   ISIL crucifies eight rival fighters, says monitoring group 29/06/14 10:48 from  Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks mikenova shared this story . BEIRUT Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:44am EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Eight rebel fighters have been crucified in Syria by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) because they were considered too moderate, a monitori...  Iraqi Forces Stalled in Push Against Militants, Say Officials Russian fighter jets arrive in Iraq  |  Iraq Says Russian Experts Have Arrived to Help Prepare Jets for Fighting Obama to ask for $2 billion in emergency funds to stem immigration influx Iraq reports major effort to recapture Tikrit Sunday June 29 th , 2014  at  9:38 AM 1 Share BAGHDAD —  Ground forces backed by helicopter gunships launched a three-pronged pre-dawn attack on the militant stronghold of Tikrit on Saturday, marking a major test for the Iraqi military as it attempts to gain t