IS advance closes 8 Iraq universities

BAGHDAD: Eight universities across northern Iraq have been shuttered and appear unlikely to open soon after the sweep of fighters through the region. After students and faculty members fled the advance of fighters with the Islamic State, the fighters have settled into dormitories on at least one campus and Iraqi soldiers are using another campus as a base. The Iraqi government is trying to cope with refugee students flooding campuses still under government control. “The situations is tragic,” said Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ali Al-Adeeb. AGENCIES