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Conclusion
In 2013 current Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked US President Obama for his help in combating
AQ which has rebranded itself under the ISIL. 47 Without the prospect of a new joint counter-terrorism partnership
between Iraq and the US, more parts of the country will inevitable slide back into a perpetual insurgency and the
issues of IEDs will have no foreseeable resolution.

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Schmidt,Michael.(September 2,2011)Suicide Bombs in Iraq Have Killed 12,000 Civilians, Study
Says.Nytimes.com;http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/world/middleeast/03iraq.html?_r=0,
accessed 15th February 2014
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Lake,Eli and Rogin.Josh.(October 31,2013)Iraq Asks for Obama’s Help.
Thedailybeast.com;http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/31/nouri-al-maliki-asks-america-for-help-in-defeating-al-qaeda-affiliate-iniraq.html,
accessed 15th February 2014

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