U.S. Reaction To The Increasing Violence In Iraq: 'This Is Your Problem'

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a question during a news conference at the United States embassy in Paris, September 8, 2013.

U.S. To Support Fight On al Qaeda In Iraq Without Troops: Kerry -- Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced confidence on Sunday the Iraqi government and tribes would be successful in their fight against al Qaeda, and said Washington was not considering sending troops back to Iraq.

Sectarian and ethnic tensions have risen in Iraq since the U.S. withdrawal in December 2011, inflamed by the conflict in neighboring Syria, where mainly Sunni rebels are trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad, who is backed by Shi'ite Iran.

The Iraqi army has joined forces with local tribesmen to battle al Qaeda, which has teamed up with groups of Syrian rebels to try to create across the Iraqi-Syrian border a state based on strict medieval Sunni Islamic practice.

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More News On U.S. Reaction To The Escalating Crisis In Iraq

Kerry: We'll help Iraq but won't send in troops -- CNN
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Kerry: U.S. will support Iraq, but without troops -- USA Today/AP
US offers Iraq support - but no troops -- Deutsche Welle
Iraq conflict: US backs Iraq but will not send troops - Kerry -- BBC
John Kerry says US troops will not be sent back to Iraq -- RTE
US will not send troops to help Iraq fight al Qaeda: Kerry -- NBC