NICOSIA, July 02, 2014 (AFP) - For a man widely reported to be playing a key role in helping Iraq's routed military recover lost ground, Qassem Suleimani, the commander of Iran's feared Quds Force, remains invisible.
The US military has started flying armed drones over Baghdad to defend American troops and diplomats as Iraqi forces took their fight against Sunni insurgents to the strategic militant-held city of Tikrit.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki on Wednesday ruled out forming a national emergency government to confront a Sunni militant offensive that has overrun large parts of the country.
The militant onslaught in Iraq is a threat to the region and the world, Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki told visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday.
US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Middle East Sunday seeking to overcome the sectarian divide in Iraq where Sunni militants seized more ground in an offensive that could rip the country apart.
Secretary of State John Kerry this weekend plunges back into the tumultuous Middle East seeking to overcome sectarian divisions in Iraq amid US frustration with Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki .
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki , seeking re-election in parliamentary polls being held on Wednesday, told reporters his bloc's "victory is certain" after casting his ballot in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone.
Obama stopped Bush's torture by US. He should press PM Maliki to stop the continuing Bush legacy of torture in Iraq Human Rights watch asks the US president.
The United States vowed Wednesday to help Iraq combat terror groups as mounting attacks claimed more lives ahead of talks between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki and President Barack Obama.