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People cool off the summer heat by drinking iced juice in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July, 20, 2016. Iraqis are enduring the year's hottest day to date, with temperatures soaring to 51 Celsius degrees (123.8 Fahrenheit) in Baghdad and as much as 53 Celsius (127.4 Fahrenheit) in the southern part of the country. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

After defeating Islamic State, officials must focus on stabilizing Iraq, experts say

By Erica Brosnan - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, July 17, 2016, file photo, Baton Rouge Police investigate the scene in Baton Rouge, La., where several law enforcement officers were killed and wounded. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP, File)

Police shootings touch nerve among military veterans

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2016, file photo, Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. Defense and foreign ministers from more than 30 nations are gathering in Washington to plan the next steps in the fight against the Islamic State and to determine what more they can do as the fights for key cities in Iraq and Syria move forward. Carter will meet with his counterparts Wednesday, July 20, to discuss how they can accelerate the campaign and build on the momentum, particularly in Iraq. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Middle East stabilization a chief concern, Ashton Carter says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in this June 30, 2016 file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) **FILE**

Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against Islamic State

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, right, stands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the Prime Minister's Office in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Al-Abadi called on the international community to do more to help his country win the war against the Islamic State group, saying that the help pledged by a dozen countries has thus far fallen short. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraqi official, seeks more aid ahead of Mosul offensive

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

Shia, Sunni and Christian Iraqis pray together in Baghdad at the site of the July 6 truck bombing, the worst such attack since 2003. Associated Press photo

Iraqis united by atrocity

By Douglas Burton

No military forces were coming to rescue Americans besieged by terrorists on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, at the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, according to a critical congressional report. (Associated Press)

Benghazi: U.S. military unprepared to aid Americans during Islamist attack

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking to the media during his and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov news conference following their long talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 15, 2016. Lavrov and other Russian officials have called on their countrymen in Turkey to stay indoors amid uncertainty about whether a military coup is taking place. Lavrov made the statement early Saturday at a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

John Kerry, secretary of state: Recent ‘desperate’ terrorist attacks proves ISIS ‘on the run’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul in this Friday, July 15, 2016, file photo. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt,&quot; when asked if there was a coup. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ** FILE **

Turkey quashes coup; Erdogan vows ‘heavy price’ for plotters

By Suzan Fraser and Dominique Soguel - Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2015 photo, Iranian demonstrators chant slogans during an annual rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The annual state-organized rally drew greater attention, as Iranian hardliners are intensifying a campaign to undermine President Hassan Rouhani's outreach to the West following a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers in July. The Iran nuclear accord is fragile at its one-year anniversary. Upcoming elections in the U.S. and Iran could yield new leaders determined to derail the deal. The Mideast wars pit U.S. and Iranian proxies in conflict, with risks of escalation. Iran's ballistic missiles are threatening American allies in the Arab world and Israel, raising pressure on the United States to respond with force. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

US RUSSIA CROSSTALK: Middle East stability talks

By Richard Burt - The Washington Times

‘It’s time to say enough’ to human rights abuses

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (Associated Press/File) ** FILE **

Michael Flynn’s ISIS ‘global footprint’ warning counters Obama’s narrative in Iraq

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, left, shakes hands with Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi at the Ministry of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 11, 2016. (AP Photo)

Campaign for Mosul in Iraq to get 560 more U.S. troops

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, left, shakes hands with Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi at the Ministry of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 11, 2016. (AP Photo)

Islamic State rapidly losing ground in Iraq and Syria: report

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second left, is welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Qubad Talabani, left, on arrival in Irbil, northern Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Carter is visiting with Kurdish president Massoud Barzani as well as U.S. troops to discuss the fight against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Seivan M.Salim)

Ashton Carter announces 560 more U.S. troops to Iraq

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Islamic State attacks on Istanbul Ataturk Airport and other targets around the world are part of a plan of expansion and not desperate responses to losses of land as Secretary of State John F. Kerry has asserted, according to terrorism analysts. (Associated Press)

Islamic State recent attacks counter John Kerry’s claim of despair

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

File- This July 13, 2015, file photo shows Iraqi security forces backed by Shiite and Sunni pro-government fighters preparing to attack Islamic State group positions in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the beginning of military operations to retake the Islamic State-held held city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad in a televised address Sunday, May 22, 2016. Iraqi forces are &quot;approaching a moment of great victory&quot; against the Islamic State group, al-Abadi said surrounded by top military commanders from the ministry of defense and the country's elite counter terrorism forces. Fallujah has been under the control of IS for more than two years. (AP Photo, File)

Iraq PM says key base taken back from Islamic State

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press

A commercial drone. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ** FILE **

ISIS deploys IED drones in Iraq; Pentagon seeks funding shift to counter threat

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Protesters hold placards outside the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, shortly before the publication of the Chilcot report into the Iraq war, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Tony Blair on hot seat; John Chilcot Iraq report says U.K. planning for war ‘wholly inadequate’

Associated Press

Mourners carry the Iraqi flag-draped coffin of, Akram Hadi, 24, in a Sunday massive truck bomb attack in the Karada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraq: Death toll from weekend Baghdad attack reaches 175

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press