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Iraq | |
Iraq insurgent advance slows | |
2014-06-15 | |
As Iraqi officials spoke of wresting back the initiative against the militants, neighbouring Iran held out the prospect of working with its longtime US arch-enemy to help restore security in Iraq. Thousands responded to a call by Iraq's most influential Shia cleric to take up arms and defend the country against the insurgency, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). | |
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