Obama Says Iraq Took Promising Step With New PM-Designate

Chilmark Mass: US President Barack Obama said Iraq took a promising step forward on Monday with the designation of a new prime minister and urged the formation of an inclusive government to address the needs of all Iraqis.

Obama, speaking to reporters from the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, where he is vacationing with his family, also said U.S. forces had successfully carried out airstrikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq and had stepped up military advice to Iraqis and Kurds.