Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi Appeals to US for More Air Raids, Weapons

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi appealed to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday for more air raids from Western warplanes and more arms to take on the Islamic State group.

"Our forces are very much advancing on the ground. But they need more air power and more . . . heavy weaponry. We need that," Abadi told Hagel at the start of their talks in the Iraqi capital.