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US anger at Iraqi troops after Ramadi loss.
Iraqis lack "will to fight", Nepal's quakes one month on, oil-starved Nigeria.
After the loss of Ramadi town, last week, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said Iraqi troops have no appetite for fighting Islamic State. He told CNN the Iraqis "vastly outnumbered" the IS forces but chose to withdraw.
(Photo: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at a press briefing at the Pentagon. Credit: Mandel NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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