Editing 2014 (section)

===June===
* [[June 5]] – A [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] militant group now calling itself the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) begins an [[Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)|offensive through northern Iraq]], aiming to capture the [[Iraq]]i capital city of [[Baghdad]] and [[Coup d'état|overthrow]] the [[Shia Islam|Shiite]] government led by Prime Minister [[Nouri al-Maliki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/19/witness-claims-isis-flag-flies-over-key-iraq-refinery-baghdad-says-soldiers|title=Witness claims ISIS flag flies over key Iraq refinery, Baghdad says soldiers still hold it|publisher=Fox News|date=19 June 2014|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619165501/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/19/witness-claims-isis-flag-flies-over-key-iraq-refinery-baghdad-says-soldiers/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[June 12]] – In the [[Camp Speicher massacre]] in [[Iraq]], [[ISIL]] kills 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history and the deadliest attack conducted by ISIL.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Nordland|first1=Rod|last2=Rubin|first2=Alissa J.|date=2014-06-15|title=Massacre Claim Shakes Iraq|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/middleeast/iraq.html|access-date=2020-07-08|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328094636/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/middleeast/iraq.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 13]]
** [[International military intervention against ISIL]] begins.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/13/obama-urgent-air-assault-isis-syria-iraq?view=desktop|title=Obama 'urgently' considering air assault on targets in Syria and Iraq|last1=Ackerman|first1=Spencer|date=13 June 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=12 February 2017|last2=Lewis|first2=Paul|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 
** The [[Los Angeles Kings]] defeat the [[New York Rangers]] 3-2 in Game 5 of the [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2014 Stanley Cup Final]] to win the series   4-1 and win their second [[Stanley Cup]] in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kings 3-2 Rangers (Jun 13, 2014) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/400560758/rangers-kings |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 14]] – The [[Catholic Church]] removes restrictions on [[clerical marriage]] in the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]' [[diaspora]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican lifts ban on married priests for Eastern Catholics in diaspora|date=17 November 2014|first=Laura|last=Ieraci|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-lifts-ban-married-priests-eastern-catholics-diaspora|work=[[National Catholic Reporter]]|access-date=23 February 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120052416/https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-lifts-ban-married-priests-eastern-catholics-diaspora|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[June 15]] 
**The [[San Antonio Spurs]] defeat the [[Miami Heat]] in the [[NBA Finals|2014 NBA Finals]], 4–1, to win their 5th championship in franchise history.<ref>{{cite news| title=Heat vs. Spurs - game summary| date=June 15, 2014| url=https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400559378#:~:text=Taking%20the%20fifth%3A%20Spurs%20rip%20Heat%20for%20title%20No.&text=The%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20won,the%20series%20in%20five%20games.| access-date=11 September 2022| archive-date=December 4, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204172708/https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400559378#:~:text=Taking%20the%20fifth%3A%20Spurs%20rip%20Heat%20for%20title%20No.&text=The%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20won,the%20series%20in%20five%20games.| url-status=live}}</ref> 
**[[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] wins the [[2014 Men's Hockey World Cup|2014 Hockey World Cup]].
* [[June 19]] – [[Felipe VI of Spain|Felipe VI]] becomes [[List of Spanish monarchs|King of Spain]] upon the abdication of his father, [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]].
* [[June 29]] – The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] declares itself a [[caliphate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/isil-declares-new-islamic-caliphate-201462917326669749.html|title=Sunni rebels declare new 'Islamic caliphate'|date=30 June 2014|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=12 February 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731072309/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/isil-declares-new-islamic-caliphate-201462917326669749.html|url-status=live}}</ref>