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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Ankarafor talks aimed at building a coalition against ISIL, a visit that comes after Turkey refused to allow the use of its air bases for launching attacks on the extremists

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Sept. 10 as he began a tour of the Middle East to build military, political and financial support to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants controlling parts of Iraq and Syria.

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kabul on Aug. 7 to pressure feuding presidential candidates to resolve the disputed election result that risks triggering instability as NATO troops withdraw.