Biden calls Iraq's al-Maliki about insurgent attacks
By REUTERS
WASHINGTON - US Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday to express support for Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants, a message Biden repeated in another call on Monday with Osama al-Nujaifi, speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the White House said."The Vice President expressed concern for those Iraqis who are suffering at the hands of terrorists and praised the recent security cooperation between Iraqi Security Forces and local and tribal forces in Anbar province," the White House said in a statement.The White House said that the United States is accelerating its deliveries of military equipment to Iraq to help the country fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).The affiliate of the international al-Qaida network has been tightening its grip on the country's Anbar province, and last week captured positions in Ramadi and large parts of Falluja.
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