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    Kurds Not Sold on Iraq Unity

    On the last day of his trip to Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in the relatively stable Kurdish region. His mission: to press Kurdish leaders not to abandon the increasingly sectarian Iraqi government in the fight against Islamist militants.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 24, 2014 • 1 min read

    On the last day of his trip to Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in the relatively stable Kurdish region. His mission: to press Kurdish leaders not to abandon the increasingly sectarian Iraqi government in the fight against Islamist militants. The president of the Kurdish Regional Government said the country was facing a “new reality.” This comes as ISIS militants strike closer and closer to Baghdad. Matt Bradley is in Baghdad for the Wall Street Journal.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Chronicling How America is Being Changed by Immigration
    1. 0:00Kurds Not Sold on Iraq UnityYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05Is US Immigration the Latest Humanitarian Crisis?
    3. 43:52Mismanagement Blamed for Asiana Flight 214 Crash at SFO
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