Iraq's prime minister said on Friday the
West had increased support to his country to help it fight
Islamic State, and
Iran was also providing crucial backing. Haider al-Abadi told the World Eco**mic Forum in Davos that help from the
West had been slow but had accelerated in recent weeks. The United States and its allies have been carrying out air strikes in
both Iraq and Syria to counter last year's dramatic advances by
Islamic State, which has declared a caliphate on territory captured in
both countries. Washington and Tehran are at odds on most issues, from Iran's disputed nuclear program to the conflict in Syria, but in Iraq they share a common interest in
helping Abadi defeat the Sunni militants.
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