Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Militants battle for control of strategic Iraqi town

BAGHDAD, June 17- Militants battled Iraqi security forces for control of a strategic northern town on Monday, prompting half the area’s population to flee, as Washington weighed drone strikes against jihadist fighters. The United States and Iran briefly discussed the week-long crisis on the sidelines of nuclear talks in Vienna as the arch foes mulled […]

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