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Sunni militants seize Tal Afar and threaten key routes
Sunni militants captured Tal Afar, a strategic border city on the Mosul road, prompting thousands to flee toward Kurdish areas. The Islamic State and allied forces press along a 120 mile swath toward Baghdad as Iran's Quds Force joins Iraqi defenses and U.S. debates drone strikes and possible Iran talks to halt the advance.
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John Kerry
Iraq
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Quds
Ghasem Soleimani
al-Qaida
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Iraq and the Levant
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Karbala
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Anbar
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Sinjar
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