He acknowledged that Iraq had passed "difficult days", and urged its political leaders to work together. Earlier Monday, Iraqi President Haider al-Abadi asked to form a new government as Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's office said the appointment was a violation of the constitution.
Speaking of air strikes against militants ISIS, Obama said they had successfully gone through this phase. Fighters of the Islamic state (IS) have managed to seize control over numerous past month, then forcing thousands of people from religious minorities to flee their homes.
During the last four nights, air crews of the United States and Britain have conducted 14 humanitarian missions, launching air more than 300 packages of food, water and medical aid, Washington has announced.
Senior American officials have told The Associated Press that the United States has also begun supplying weapons to Kurdish Peshmergas military, who are fighting against militants.
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