Iraq Struggles to Halt Militants' March on Baghdad

Sally

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It's a shame that there is no Arab League army to stop these lunatics.

Iraq Struggles to Halt Militants' March on Baghdad

Islamic State Militants Are Edging Their Way to the Capital From the South

By ALI A. NABHAN and NOUR MALAS CONNECTUpdated July 30, 2014 9:00 a.m. ET

Iraqis inspect the damage to a Fallujah mosque on Monday after an airstrike. European Pressphoto Agency

BAGHDAD—Last week, the Iraqi army said it had retaken a town the government said was a base for Sunni jihadists.

Baghdad's stated victory was short-lived.

Two days later, Sunni extremists from the Islamic State drove five Humvees into the town, Jurf al-Sakhar, and blew themselves and others up, setting off a new round of fighting to control the town.

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