Around half a million people have fled Mosul as a result of the takeover by Islamist insurgents and such is the extent of the crisis that the US is reportedly to open direct dialogue with Iran about how to tackle it.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has stated there will be no military intervention by the UK and that instead, the Iraqi government carries the "heavy responsibility" of bringing the situation under control, the BBC reports.
Photos have been published online appearing to show the mass execution of Iraqi soldiers by militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), which has taken over parts of Iraq.
The US government is reportedly preparing to open direct talks with Iran about how to halt the advance of ISIS, as they set their sights on Baghdad. Keep reading
See also
Islamist takeover may be 'death knell' for Iraq's Christians
Thousands Flee as Terrorists Take Over Iraq's Christian Heartland
Thousands of Christians Flee as ISIS Militants Burn, Loot Churches in Captured Iraqi City
The Cleansing of Iraq's Christians Is Entering Its End Game
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