Islamic militants are seizing more territory in Iraq as the U.S. weighs its response to the rebel advance.
Islamic Militants Advance in Iraq as US Weighs Response
![Iraqi Shiite tribal leaders chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in Baghdad, June. 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/B4D308EE-AD30-49CA-9359-B08D1B451700_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi Shiite tribal leaders chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in Baghdad, June. 13, 2014.
![People clean a street now under militant control, in the northern city of Mosul, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/A96E8518-30E3-45FA-BFBD-7EBD61AF521F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People clean a street now under militant control, in the northern city of Mosul, June 13, 2014.
![Members of Iraqi security forces stand guard during an intensive security deployment in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ADCAE94-1343-44E1-9363-B5FD4FC3F4C9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of Iraqi security forces stand guard during an intensive security deployment in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, June 13, 2014.
![Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants gesture from an army truck, Baghdad, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/69B4EBE3-B507-41AB-967D-31ABC194A6DD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants gesture from an army truck, Baghdad, June 13, 2014.