Iraq crisis: Iran to step in to defend Baghdad
June 14, 2014  16:02
Iran is moving to stop the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from capturing Baghdad and the provinces immediately to the north of the capital, The Independent reports.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is taking a central role in planning and strategy in Baghdad in the wake of the disintegration of the Iraqi army in the country's north, an Iraqi source has told The Independent.
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