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Obama administration to train, arm rebels in Syria
Fp Archives •Some questioned whether the administration could determine moderate forces in Syria as the 3-year-old civil war grinds on with 170,000 dead
Iraq: Kerry urges Shiite leaders to give more govt power to opponents
Fp Archives •US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Iraq's top Shiite leaders to give more government power to political opponents before a Sunni insurgency seizes more control across the country and sweeps away hopes for lasting peace.
Syria punishes towns supporting ISIL, 16 dead in air raids
Fp Archives •Syrian jets bombed rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the ISIL, killing and injuring dozens.
PM Modi monitoring situation in Iraq, all efforts being made: Govt
Fp Archives •India said on Thursday that it was doing its "very best" to ensure the release of the 40 Indians abducted in Iraq, with Modi monitoring the situation.
US condemns Mosul takeover, calls situation extremely serious
Fp Archives •The United States condemned the seizure of the Iraqi city of Mosul by Sunni Islamist insurgents, calling the situation "extremely serious."