ISIL fighters have drawn battle lines all over the country, destroying villages and shattering lives.
![Kurdish forces are partly integrated into the national security system [Annabell Van den Berghe/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141122111213852580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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The Islamic State group’s control of a trade route linking Baghdad to Turkey has cut supplies and caused prices to soar.
![Food prices have shot up by at least 30 percent in Iraq, as import goods can no longer reach Baghdad [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014715716194580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Faith in the Iraqi army’s strength is reaching a new low, after ISIL-led rebels seized a major oil refinery in Baiji.
![The "Islamic State" wants Baiji's tribal chiefs to take charge of the refinery to ensure oil flow to cities they control [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014620215744241734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Thousands of Syrians have been lining up at the Iraqi crossing, hoping in vain to reach the other side of the Tigris.
![Many borders in Syria are controlled by rebels and closed for crossing [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014568958744734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)