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Sen. John McCain has suggested David Petraeus be put in charge of a new national security team to deal with Islamic militants in Iraq. (associated press)
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A Sunni military leader of The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria inspects a stolen U.S. military Humvee. (Image: Twitter, Jenan Moussa of Al Aan TV)
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** FILE ** Al Qaeda gunmen gather in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 2014. (Associated Press)
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FILE -- This Feb. 2, 2014, file photo shows Iraqi Security forces preparing to attack al-Qaida positions in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Militants, many from the al-Qaida-breakaway group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, overran Fallujah and parts of Anbar’s capital, Ramadi, at the beginning of 2014, and since then government forces, backed by Sunni tribal fighters opposed to al-Qaida, have battled the militants with little success. According to the Obama administration’s most recent terrorism report, released by the State Department in late April, al-Qaida's core leadership has been degraded, limiting its ability to launch attacks and lead its followers. This has resulted in more autonomous and more aggressive affiliates, notably in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, northwest Africa and Somalia, according to the report, which recorded a 43 percent increase in terrorist attacks worldwide from 2012 to 2013. (AP Photo, File)
