Kerry asks Gulf states to do what they can to help Iraq

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* Holds talks with Saudis, Jordan, United Arab Emirates * Wants help in creating inclusive Iraqi government * Move seen as crucial to curbing radical Islamist surge (Replaces UKRAINE-CRISIS/FRANCE ******) By Lesley Wroughton PARIS, June 26 (Reuters) - The United States urged Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to do what they can to encourage Iraq to form an inclusive government to tackle Islamist militant forces threatening to tear apart the country. In a frenetic round of meetings in Paris, Secretary of State John Kerry briefed his counterparts about U.S. intelligence-gathering on potential targets in Iraq aimed at beating back the insurgency, according to senior State Department officials.

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