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Turkey Concerned About Militant Uprising in Iraq

An Islamist militants' seizure of the Turkish consulate in the Iraqi city of Mosul is stoking concerns Ankara could intervene in the fast-spreading insurgency.

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Iraq: UN chief, Security Council deplore kidnapping of Turkish diplomats in Mosul

Iraqis fleeing vioelence in Mosul arrive in the Kurdistan region.

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Thousands of children at risk as families flee Iraqi city of Mosul: UNICEF

Around 500,000 people, up to half of them children, have been forced to flee their homes since violence erupted on 5 June in the Iraqi city of Mosul, authorities say, and the violence is spreading.

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Experts: Slow International Response Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram

Experts say a slow international response to Boko Haram's crimes in Nigeria has contributed to its rise from a group of marauding militants into an Islamist insurgency and broader threat. A U.S. congressional panel held a hearing Wednesday to get...

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