Iraqs shiite rulers defied western calls
Iran leader spurns US overture to fight ISIS
World powers meeting in Paris on Monday gave public backing to military action to fight ISIS,
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Maliki steps aside to pave way for new govt
Nuti al-Maliki ended his 8 year reign in a televised speech.
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US ready to help new Iraq leader
US sent the military to Iraq to develop options for helping Iraqi civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar.
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Pentagon: US aircraft hit Islamic state artillery
Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Arbil.
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Insight: Islamic State's march to Baghdad
The armed group's promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado.
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Nuclear materials in Iraq seized
A US govt source said the materials were not believed to be enriched uranium.
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Iraq army regains Saddam’s village
The army said it now held the 50 km stretch of main highway running north from the city of Samarra.
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Iraq officials convene to form new govt
Newly elected Iraqi lawmakers convene to name a unity govt to keep the country from splitting apart.
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Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault
Armoured vehicles were sent to try dislodge insurgents from the northern city of Tikrit.
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Iraq forces in airborne assault on Tikrit
A helicopter crashed after taking fire from insurgents who seized northern cities.
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Iraq insurgents seize oilfields
Baghdad is racing against time as the insurgents consolidate their grip on Sunni provinces.
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Syrian al-Qaeda wing pledges loyalty to ISIL
Fighters from Nusra Front, the Syrian wing of al-Qaeda, took an oath of loyalty to the ISIL.
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Kerry urges Kurds to save Iraq
Kurdish leaders say the settlement keeping Iraq together as a state is now in jeopardy.
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Iraqi troops ready push
Govt forces were massing north of Baghdad on Friday aiming to strike back at Sunni Islamists.
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Iraq asks US for backing to counter rebels
Baghdad said it wanted US air strikes on insurgents led by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq.
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Iraq PM Maliki appeals for unity
Nuri al-Maliki has appealed to bitter Sunni critics for national unity.
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Iraq's al-Maliki accuses Saudis of 'genocide'
Washington has made clear it wants the PM to embrace Sunni politicians as a condition of US support.
