ISIS takes over Iraq’s biggest dam

It has just been reported that fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over Iraq's biggest dam unopposed by Kurdish fighters. Control of the dam could give ISIS the ability to flood major cities. Meanwhile, ISIS also seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces. The fresh gains by the Sunni extremist militants have forced dozens of residents to flee from the religiously mixed towns of Zumar and Sinjar, near the militant-held city of Mosul, to the northern self-ruled Kurdish region. Read complete story at – http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/03/Islamic-States-captures-Iraqi-town-and-nearby-oil-field-.html

Nervana Mahmoud, Blogger and commentator on Egypt, Arab world, Turkey and Iran tweeted: “The retreat of the Kurds, and the potential control of ISIS of Mosul Dam can significantly change Iraq forever. Bad news.., really bad!”