Iraq disintegrating as insurgents advance toward capital; Kurds seize Kirkuk

IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq was on the brink of falling apart Thursday as al-Qaeda renegades asserted their authority over Sunni areas in the north, Kurds seized control of the city of Kirkuk and the Shiite-led government appealed for volunteers to help defend its shrinking domain. The discredited Iraqi army scrambled to recover after the humiliating rout of the past three days, dispatching elite troops to

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イラクは分解する間際。反政府勢力の伸長、さらにクルド人の軍は戦闘なしに、都市Kirkukを占領。ISISは、北部Iraqの二都市を占領し、首都Baghdadに狙いを定める。Obama大統領は、憂慮を表明し、どのような手段が効果的かを