Islamic Militants Marching Toward Baghdad The Iraqi Government Is Asking for U.S. Airstrikes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A desperate Baghdad is pleading for help as militant groups follow their an assault on major cities in northern Iraq by making their way towards the capital.

With Islamist militants marching toward Baghdad, the enfeebled Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has expressed a willingness to allow the U.S. to conduct airstrikes on the insurgents.