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ISIL vows to march on Iraq's capital:

"We will march toward Baghdad because we have an account to settle there," Said the armed group's spokesman on Thursday in an audio recording posted on the internet. The statement could not be independently verified. Ref. Source 4

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President Barack Obama said today that the United States "Will not be sending U.S. Troops back into combat in Iraq," But that he would be reviewing a range of other options to support the Iraqi government against a sweeping advance by militant fighters.

Obama said that unless Iraq fixes its internal political problems, short-term military help from the United States won't make much difference.

However, the U.S. Navy was moving the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush into the Persian Gulf to give Obama an option for possible U.S. Airstrikes, a U.S. Official told CNN.

Fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, have seized Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, as part of an advance toward Baghdad that gave them control of large parts of the country's northern area. Ref. CNN

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US embassy workers evacuated as Republicans slam Obama:

The State Department on Sunday said the US would remain "Fully equipped to carry out its national security mission" In Iraq despite the evacuation of some embassy workers, as Republicans slammed the Obama administration over the growing Middle East crisis. Ref. Source 3

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Obama sending 275 U.S. Troops to Iraq for embassy security

About 275 military personnel are deploying to Iraq "To provide support and security for U.S. Personnel and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad," The White House said in a statement. Ref. USAToday

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Iraq asks US to launch air strikes

Baghdad has formally called on the United States to launch air strikes against jihadist militants Ref. USAToday

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44 Sunni prisoners killed in Iraq:

The bodies of 44 Sunni prisoners were found in a government-controlled police station in Baquba, about 40 miles north of Baghdad. They had all been shot Monday night in the head or chest. Then the remains of four young men who had been shot were found dumped Tuesday on a street in a Baghdad neighborhood controlled by Shiite militiamen. Ref. Source 1

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President Barack Obama today said the United States is prepared to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, but the U.S. Won't be returning to a combat role in the country.

Obama has been under pressure to help the embattled Iraqi government stave off a lightning advance toward Baghdad by Sunni fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Ref. CNN

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President Obama tells CNN's Kate Bolduan that Iraqi leaders must come up with a political solution to governing their nation because "If they don't, there won't be a military solution to the problem." He added that the United States wants to see Sunni, Shia and Kurd representation in an Iraqi command structure.

Sunni militants have surged over from northern Syria to blitz major Iraqi cities. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled from their path, creating a new refugee crisis.

On Thursday, Obama said he was prepared to send as many as 300 military advisers to assist Iraq, adding that America was not returning to a combat role in the country. The first of those advisers will arrive in Iraq as soon as Saturday, a senior defense official has told CNN. Ref. CNN