Bloody Legacy of US Invasion as Tattered Iraq Teeters on Edge

Estimated half million people have fled Mosul as Sunni militia forces expand south towards Baghdad

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Bloody Legacy of US Invasion as Tattered Iraq Teeters on Edge Isil

The internal strife and civil war spurred by the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 is escalating rapidly.

The Sunni militia that has staked a claim to areas on both sides of the Iraq/Syria border is expanding its military campaign against the Shia-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as it moved southward on Wednesday following a decisive victory in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday.

Known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the powerful military force has proven capable of overwhelming the Iraqi Army as it has gained ground in numerous provinces in the west and north-central regions. Iraq's parliament declared a national state of emergency at the request of al-Maliki on Tuesday. Government officials in the country are now calling for a large-scale and immediate military response to the ISIL threat.

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Update (12:11 PM EST): City of Tikrit falls; Turkish diplomatic mission kidnapped

The Associated Press is reporting that ISIL militants have now taken control of the city of Tikrit, just 100 miles north of Baghdad, after government "soldiers and security forces abandoned their posts following clashes with the insurgents."

Meanwhile, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily confirms that 48 Turkish citizens and members of the nation's diplomatic envoy, including the Consul General, have been taken hostage by the ISIL after their mission was overrun in Mosul.

The New York Times provided this map to show the regions where ISIL militants have been able to gain territory over the last several days in addition to areas they've held for months:

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Bloody Legacy of US Invasion as Tattered Iraq Teeters on Edge

Bloody Legacy of US Invasion as Tattered Iraq Teeters on Edge

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