Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, waits for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of a meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 23, 2014. Kerry is visiting Iraqi leaders to discuss the increasing violence and instability in country caused by insurgents including the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
