U.N. Chief Warns Iraq Crisis Could Spill Across Borders
The Islamist militant onslaught in Iraq raises the specter of a sectarian conflict spilling across the embattled nation's borders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday.
The Islamist militant onslaught in Iraq raises the spectre of a sectarian conflict spilling across the embattled nation’s borders, UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Tuesday. “I’m deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Iraq…
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