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The article discusses U.S. drone aircraft strikes and F-18 fighter jet strikes against Sunni Muslim militants in Iraq aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic extremist organization. Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to stop ISIS's advance toward the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq, as well as U.S. president Barack Obama's reasoning for authorizing the strikes.

The article reports on the 2014 efforts of Iraqi political leaders to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki in light of the prime minister's alleged marginalisation of non-Shiites in Iraq. Topics discussed include the need for an Iraqi leader to convince the Sunnis and Kurds that he can keep the country together, the June 2014 Sunni-led uprising in Iraq, and possible candidates to replace Maliki, including Adel Abdul Mahdi, Ahmed Chalabi, and Bayan Jaber.

The article discusses Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's decision to focus on recruiting Shiite Muslims to oppose Sunni Muslim militants aligned with Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization who have captured a number of Iraqi cities, noting that Maliki has not focused on political reconciliation with Sunni Arabs and Kurds in Iraq. Topics addressed include Shiite politicians' concerns with Maliki's sectarian approach, as well as U.S. calls for involving the Sunnis.

The article discusses the impact of U.S. airstrikes against Sunni Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization, noting Kurdish forces' counterattacks against ISIS. Topics include political instability in Iraq due to the expiration of a deadline for Iraqi President Fouad Massoum to select a replacement for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, as well as U.S. efforts to protect the Yazidi ethnic minority and the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq.