Maliki refuses to go as Iraqis turn to new leader
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U.S. says rescue mission for Iraq's Yazidis less likely after visit
An assessment team has found far fewer people than previously feared and in better condition than expected
U.S. team lands on Iraqi mountain where Yazidis are trapped
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Obama, Clinton to mingle on Martha's Vineyard after foreign policy spat
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Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, demonstrate at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, hold a banner as they take part in a demonstration at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province August 13, 2014. Demonstrators demanded protection and evacuation from Iraq to safer areas such as Europe and the United States. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Worn-out footwear, which were left behind by displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect after they received new ones by aid groups, lie on the ground at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabou
Worn-out footwear, which were left behind by displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect after they received new ones by aid groups, lie amongst garbage on the ground at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabou, Dohuk province August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Germany ready to arm Kurds in fight against Islamic State militants
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Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, re-enter Iraq from Syria at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, re-enter Iraq from Syria at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, walk to the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, walk to the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)