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... or how long the Iraqis will be away from home, said Claborne. It could be awhile, he said, since the response to the conflict in Iraq appears to require a political solution -- an inclusive government that takes into account the needs of all Iraqis -- along with a military one that ...
... any such move would amount to a coup, since his Shiite bloc won the most seats in April's elections. NOURI AL-MALIKI, Prime Minister, Iraq (through interpreter): It is not a secret to Iraqis the grave intentions harbored behind the call for the formation of a so-called government ...
... National Security Council spokeswoman. "The solution to Iraq's security challenge does not involve militias or the murderous Assad regime, but the strengthening of the Iraqi security forces to combat threats." Another U.S. official said Iran has been flying surveillance drones in Iraq. The officials spoke only on grounds ...
... model for how to unite Sunni fighters against the rampant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS -- Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) that has swept across most of the nation's north. Also known as the Sons of Iraq -- "sahwa" is Arabic for "awakening ...
... the entire region is facing, especially Iraq. This needs the support of all concerned in order to find a proper solution for the crisis that Iraq is witnessing today. After these changes, we are facing a new reality and a new Iraq. JUDY WOODRUFF: That new Iraq, in the eyes ...
... brings information and awareness about what is going on there at this point in time. But, Judy, my major concern with this is that the Iraqi army and Iraqi police are being augmented by a mobilized Shia militia and they're being integrated into these commands of the Iraqi army ...
... least adopt new policies that would give more authority to Iraq's minority Sunnis and Kurds. Kerry has repeatedly said that it's up to Iraqis — not the U.S. or other nations — to select their leaders. But he also has noted bitterness and growing impatience among all of Iraq ...
... deliver a stern warning to the Shiite-led government battling ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. JOHN KERRY: The very future of Iraq depends on choices that will be made in the next days and weeks. And the future of Iraq depends primarily on the ability of ...
... our own people so that they can support the political process and the unity of Iraq." Iraqi officials briefed on Kerry's talks with the Iraqi prime minister said al-Maliki urged the United States to target the militants' positions in Iraq and neighboring Syria, citing training camps and convoys ...
Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow in power and destabilize other countries in the region, President Barack Obama said. The Iraqi public will ultimately reject the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the extremist Sunni group threatening Iraq's government, but the ...
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