Politics

摘要

The Iraqi army and Iraqi Kurds ousted the jihadists of the Islamic State from a great dam near Mosul, raising the prospect that they may be pegged back elsewhere in the country. Militants claiming to be is members posted a video showing an American journalist, James Foley, being beheaded by a jihadist with a British accent in revenge for American air strikes against the group. Meanwhile, Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, who has deepened sectarian divisions, promised to step aside to allow Haider al-Abadi, a fellow Shia who is said to be more inclusive, to take over.