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Iraq PM under fire as US mulls air strikes on militants
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Top US officials warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki against "sectarian" policies as President Barack Obama Thursday weighed calls for air strikes on Sun...
Iraq PM berated as US mulls air strikes on advancing militants
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Top US officials turned on Iraq's leader, blaming his "sectarian" policies for the country's crisis as Washington Thursday weighed calls for air strikes on Sunn...
Jihadists win headlines, but coalition behind Iraq drive
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
A brutal jihadist group has garnered headlines for an Iraq onslaught, but it is actually the leading member of a fragile Sunni coalition including Saddam loyali...
US must not be Iraq 'air force for Shiite militias': Petraeus
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
The man who led the US troop surge that preceded Washington's exit from Iraq after a costly eight-year war says there should not even be US air support without ...
Obama: US ready for 'precise' military action in Iraq
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was ready to send 300 military advisors to Iraq and if necessary to take "targeted" and "precise" military action ...
New India government struggles with Iraq 'kidnap' crisis
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
India's new government struggled Thursday to make headway in its first foreign crisis as it tried to secure the release of 40 construction workers being held in...
Iraq appeals for US air strikes on advancing militants
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
Baghdad asked Washington Wednesday to carry out air strikes on militants who attacked Iraq's main oil refinery and seized more territory in the north, amid warn...
Obama under pressure to respond to Iraq crisis
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama faced demands for a new US strategy on the deepening crisis in Iraq on Wednesday, as the White House insisted he had not ruled out Bag...
Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns of Iraq break-up
Jun 17, 2014 (AFP)
Fighting erupted at the northern approaches to Baghdad Tuesday as the United Nations warned Iraq is in danger of disintegrating in the face of the assault by Su...
US sees signs Iraqi forces 'stiffening' resistance
Jun 17, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqi forces appear to be rallying and bolstering their defense of Baghdad in the face of Sunni extremists who have swept across the country's north, the Pentag...
Saudi, Qatar blame 'sectarian' policies for Iraq unrest
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have blamed "sectarian" policies by Iraq's Shiite-led government against the Sunni Arab minority for the unrest that has swept the countr...
Break over, Obama returns to Iraq nightmare
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
Barack Obama returned to Washington on Monday after a brief family break in California to find himself confronted once again by the nightmare from which America...
West evacuates Iraq staff as US-Iran talks broached
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
Western embassies began evacuating staff from Baghdad Monday despite Iraq's claim it was repelling militants who have captured vast amounts of territory in a li...
US will not consult Iran on military action in Iraq
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
The United States said Monday it is open to discussions with Iran on the crisis in Iraq but ruled out consulting with Tehran on any potential military action. P...
US condemns 'horrifying' Iraq massacre by ISIL militants
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
The United States on Sunday condemned a "horrifying" massacre by Islamic militants said to have killed hundreds of Iraqi soldiers as they advanced on the capita...
Saudi press blames Iraq PM's 'sectarianism' for unrest
Jun 15, 2014 (AFP)
Newspapers in Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia on Sunday blamed Shiite Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for unrest sweeping his country, saying his "sectarian" p...
Iraq hits militants as neglect of Syria blamed
Jun 15, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq said Sunday it had "regained the initiative" against militants who seized vast swathes of territory, as former UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi blamed the crisi...
US lawmakers warn of 'next 9/11' threat in Iraq
Jun 15, 2014 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama came under fire Sunday from Republican lawmakers and others who warned that a debacle in Iraq will give Islamist extremists a staging ...
Iraq holds 'ominous' lessons for Afghanistan: experts
Jun 15, 2014 (AFP)
Afghans queueing at ballot boxes this weekend can be forgiven some foreboding about their country's future amid the chaos now being unleashed in Iraq almost thr...
Iran offers help if US acts against militants in Iraq
Jun 14, 2014 (AFP)
Shiite Iran offered Saturday to consider working with long-time foe Washington if it takes the lead in helping repel Sunni Arab militants who have seized a swat...
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