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John Kerry Visits Iraq, Showing Support For Embattled PM
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq today to show support for its prime minister who is grappling with a political crisis, a collapsing economy and a fight to retake ground from Islamic State militants.
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ISIS Has Committed Genocide In Iraq And Syria, Says John Kerry
The ISIS terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians and Yazidis as well as Shia Muslims, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, a finding that is unlikely to greatly change US policy toward the group.
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John Kerry To Miss Deadline On ISIS Genocide Question
Secretary of State John Kerry will miss this week's congressional deadline for deciding whether atrocities by the ISIS against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria should be designated genocide, the State Department said on Wednesday.
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ISIS Extremists Will Be 'Very Seriously Dented' By End Of 2016: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said the US-led coalition bombing ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq will reach their goal of "seriously denting" the group by the end of 2016.
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Russia, Saudi Arabia to Talk Energy Markets, Syria on Tuesday
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss global energy markets and the Middle East crisis, including the war in Syria and the threat of Islamic State, Russia's foreign ministry said.
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John Kerry, on Crutches After Leg Surgery, Briefed by Chief of Staff
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on crutches after surgery on a broken leg, was briefed by his chief of staff, Jonathan Finer, in Boston on Thursday on issues related to Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Cuba and climate change, a spokeswoman said.
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'Try Stopping Kerry' Says White House After Envoy Breaks Leg
US Secretary of State John Kerry will fly home for treatment Monday after breaking his leg in a cycling accident in the French Alps, putting America's chief diplomat temporarily out of commission.
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John Kerry Confident Islamic State Takeover of Ramadi Will Be Reversed
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he was confident the Islamic State takeover of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi would be reversed in coming weeks.
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US, Iran Have 'Mutual Interest' in Defeating Islamic State, Says John Kerry
The United States and Iran have a "mutual interest" in defeating the Islamic State group but the long-time foes are not cooperating to do so, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
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Jordan Pounds Islamic State as Iraqi Ground Offensive Looms
Jordan announced it has carried out dozens of air strikes on the Islamic State group, as a top US envoy said Iraqi troops would begin a major ground offensive against the jihadists in the week ahead.
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Iraqi Ground Offensive Against Islamic State 'Within Weeks': US
Iraqi troops will begin a ground offensive "in the weeks ahead" to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US coordinator for the international coalition against the jihadists said on Sunday.
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UK, US to Host Talks on Islamic State in London on Thursday: Officials
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and US Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting in London on Thursday of members of the coalition against the Islamic State group, officials said.
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World Leaders, Crowds Gather for Historic Paris March of Defiance And Sorrow
More than a million people and dozens of world leaders were expected to march through Paris on Sunday in a historic display of global defiance against extremism after jihadist attacks that left 17 dead.
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Warily, US Learns to Live With More Muscular Iran Role in Iraq
The United States and Iran, which dueled viciously over Iraq during the years of U.S. occupation, suddenly seem to be working in tandem as they confront what both see as a common, even mortal enemy: Islamic State.
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John Kerry Says Any Iran Action Against Islamic State 'Positive'
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that any Iranian military action against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq would be "positive", after the Pentagon said Tehran had carried out air strikes on the group.
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John Kerry Visits Iraq, Showing Support For Embattled PM
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq today to show support for its prime minister who is grappling with a political crisis, a collapsing economy and a fight to retake ground from Islamic State militants.
-
ISIS Has Committed Genocide In Iraq And Syria, Says John Kerry
The ISIS terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians and Yazidis as well as Shia Muslims, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, a finding that is unlikely to greatly change US policy toward the group.
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John Kerry To Miss Deadline On ISIS Genocide Question
Secretary of State John Kerry will miss this week's congressional deadline for deciding whether atrocities by the ISIS against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria should be designated genocide, the State Department said on Wednesday.
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ISIS Extremists Will Be 'Very Seriously Dented' By End Of 2016: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said the US-led coalition bombing ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq will reach their goal of "seriously denting" the group by the end of 2016.
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Russia, Saudi Arabia to Talk Energy Markets, Syria on Tuesday
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss global energy markets and the Middle East crisis, including the war in Syria and the threat of Islamic State, Russia's foreign ministry said.
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John Kerry, on Crutches After Leg Surgery, Briefed by Chief of Staff
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on crutches after surgery on a broken leg, was briefed by his chief of staff, Jonathan Finer, in Boston on Thursday on issues related to Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Cuba and climate change, a spokeswoman said.
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'Try Stopping Kerry' Says White House After Envoy Breaks Leg
US Secretary of State John Kerry will fly home for treatment Monday after breaking his leg in a cycling accident in the French Alps, putting America's chief diplomat temporarily out of commission.
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John Kerry Confident Islamic State Takeover of Ramadi Will Be Reversed
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he was confident the Islamic State takeover of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi would be reversed in coming weeks.
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US, Iran Have 'Mutual Interest' in Defeating Islamic State, Says John Kerry
The United States and Iran have a "mutual interest" in defeating the Islamic State group but the long-time foes are not cooperating to do so, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
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Jordan Pounds Islamic State as Iraqi Ground Offensive Looms
Jordan announced it has carried out dozens of air strikes on the Islamic State group, as a top US envoy said Iraqi troops would begin a major ground offensive against the jihadists in the week ahead.
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Iraqi Ground Offensive Against Islamic State 'Within Weeks': US
Iraqi troops will begin a ground offensive "in the weeks ahead" to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US coordinator for the international coalition against the jihadists said on Sunday.
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UK, US to Host Talks on Islamic State in London on Thursday: Officials
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and US Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting in London on Thursday of members of the coalition against the Islamic State group, officials said.
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World Leaders, Crowds Gather for Historic Paris March of Defiance And Sorrow
More than a million people and dozens of world leaders were expected to march through Paris on Sunday in a historic display of global defiance against extremism after jihadist attacks that left 17 dead.
-
Warily, US Learns to Live With More Muscular Iran Role in Iraq
The United States and Iran, which dueled viciously over Iraq during the years of U.S. occupation, suddenly seem to be working in tandem as they confront what both see as a common, even mortal enemy: Islamic State.
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John Kerry Says Any Iran Action Against Islamic State 'Positive'
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that any Iranian military action against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq would be "positive", after the Pentagon said Tehran had carried out air strikes on the group.
