JOHN KERRY WATCH: Iraqi Kurds seek independence but with voice in Baghdad Top Kurdish officials walked a rhetorical tightrope Wednesday, telling a Washington audience that they are pushing for an independent state while not closing off ties with the embattled central government in Baghdad, as Iraqs prime minister warned that al Qaeda-inspired militants posed a threat to every country in the region. Top Kurdish officials walked a rhetorical tightrope Wednesday, telling a Washington audience that they are pushing for an independent state while not closing off ties with the embattled central government in Baghdad, as Iraqs prime minister warned that al Qaeda-inspired militants posed a threat to every country in the region. Three days after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant formally declared an Islamic state spanning the border between Syria and Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned that no neighboring country will be safe if the group isnt stopped. READ MORE
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:26:00 +0000
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