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Obama, al-Maliki discuss fight against al-Qaeda

Other News Materials 2 November 2013 01:40 (UTC +04:00)
US President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki discussed the need to fight a resurgent al-Qaeda threat amid rising violence in recent months, in a meeting Friday at the White House Friday, dpa reported.
Obama, al-Maliki discuss fight against al-Qaeda

US President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki discussed the need to fight a resurgent al-Qaeda threat amid rising violence in recent months, in a meeting Friday at the White House Friday, dpa reported.

"Unfortunately, al-Qaeda has still been active and has grown more active recently," Obama told reporters after the meeting. "So we had a lot of discussion about how we can work together to push back against that terrorist organization that operates not only in Iraq but also poses a threat to the entire region and to the United States."

The two countries issued a joint statement declaring the need "on an urgent basis" for more military equipment to target terrorists, but did not detail what hardware Washington might provide in the future.

Obama and al-Maliki discussed the conflict in neighbouring Syria, the Iranian nuclear programme and Iraqi oil production.

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