Iraq

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White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing, where he answers questions including on Iraq and Iran, at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gives a joint press conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon during Ki-moon's two day visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2014. The U.N. chief expressed deep concerns Monday over the deteriorating security situation in Iraq as an unprecedented standoff is underway between Iraqi troops and al-Qaida-linked militants in western Anbar province. Ki-moon made his comments during a joint a press conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Mailiki. (AP Photo/Ali Al-Saadi, Pool)

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The U.N. chief expressed deep concerns Monday over the deteriorating security situation in Iraq as an unprecedented standoff is underway between Iraqi troops and al-Qaida-linked militants in western Anbar province.(AP Photo/Ahmed Saadi, Pool)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The U.N. chief expressed deep concerns Monday over the deteriorating security situation in Iraq as an unprecedented standoff is underway between Iraqi troops and al-Qaida-linked militants in western Anbar province.(AP Photo/Ahmed Saadi, Pool)