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Iraqi Prime Minister Says US Aid Needed To Battle Al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee) is in the U.S., trying to get Washington to provide more weapons, training and manpower so that Iraq can fight the resurgence of al-Qaida.
Al-Maliki will speak later today at the U.S. Institute for Peace in Washington and will meet with President Barack Obama tomorrow.
The U.S. pulled out of Iraq two years ago.
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