Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gives a joint press conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (unseen) in Baghdad about the situation in Iraq and Syrian on January 13, 2014 during the latter’s two day visit to Iraq. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for Iraqi leaders to address the “root causes” of a surge in bloodshed as security forces clashed with gunmen in violence-wracked Anbar province. AFP PHOTO / Ahmed Saad / POOL