From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 这里是美国之音慢速英语听力时事报道. Islamic militants have been seizing territory in Iraq this week. A group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, or ISIL, has already captured most of the country's north. 伊斯兰武装分子本周在伊拉克攻城略池.一个名为伊拉克与黎凡特伊斯兰教国(简称ISIL)的组织已经占领了该国北部的大部分地区. On Tuesday, ISIL fighters took control of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. A day later, the group captured Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials said militants captured two towns in the eastern province of Diyala on Thursday. 周二的时候,ISIL武装分子控制了摩尔苏,该城市微伊拉克第二大城市.第二天占领了伊拉克的前总统萨达姆`侯赛因的故乡提克里特.伊拉克官员称,武装分子周四占领了东部迪亚拉省的两个城镇. ____________________________