After his first meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in nearly two years, President Obama said al Qaeda has recently become more active in Iraq. Al-Maliki asked Washington for military equipment and counterterrorism support. Obama said al Qaeda threatens not just Iraq and the region but also the US, but he did not specify the US response to Iraq's requests.
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