Islamic Insurgents Advance in Iraq as US Weighs Response

Islamic militants are seizing more territory in Iraq as the U.S. weighs its response to the rebel advance.   Officials say militants captured the towns of Jalawla and Saadiyah in the ethnically divided eastern province of Diyala late Thursday.   The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, has already captured most of northern Iraq and is advancing toward the capital.   President Barack Obama said Thursday he is "looking at all the options" in deciding...

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