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Islamic State push in Iraq and Syria sparks fears of division
The Islamic State and allied Sunni groups seize wide areas in northern Iraq after conquering parts of northeastern Syria, exploiting Sunni discontent with Prime Minister al Maliki and the Syria war’s sectarian dimension. Kurdish forces rise, Iran backs Baghdad, and fears grow of a three-way political split across Shiite south, Sunni west, and Kurdish north.
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