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| Iraq crisis: David Cameron to meet security advisers | Iraq crisis: David Cameron to meet security advisers |
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| David Cameron will meet top security advisers later to discuss the crisis in Iraq, where Sunni Islamist rebels have seized several cities in recent days. | David Cameron will meet top security advisers later to discuss the crisis in Iraq, where Sunni Islamist rebels have seized several cities in recent days. |
| The National Security Council, chaired by the prime minister, will discuss the gains made by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) fighters. | The National Security Council, chaired by the prime minister, will discuss the gains made by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) fighters. |
| On Tuesday Mr Cameron said UK nationals fighting in Iraq and Syria could pose a "real threat" if they tried to return. | On Tuesday Mr Cameron said UK nationals fighting in Iraq and Syria could pose a "real threat" if they tried to return. |
| He also said he was committed to "rebuilding" UK relations with Iran. | He also said he was committed to "rebuilding" UK relations with Iran. |
| 'Very nervous' | 'Very nervous' |
| Full diplomatic relations with Iran were suspended after attacks on the British embassy there in 2011. | |
| Britain and Iran both oppose the ISIS militants. | Britain and Iran both oppose the ISIS militants. |
| Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that "circumstances were right" for the British embassy in Iran to reopen following an improvement in bilateral relations in recent months. | Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that "circumstances were right" for the British embassy in Iran to reopen following an improvement in bilateral relations in recent months. |
| Mr Cameron has ruled out military intervention in support of the government of Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. | Mr Cameron has ruled out military intervention in support of the government of Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. |
| But he has promised to do "absolutely everything we can" to protect Britain from the terrorist threat from fighters returning from Iraq and Syria. | But he has promised to do "absolutely everything we can" to protect Britain from the terrorist threat from fighters returning from Iraq and Syria. |
| The fighting between ISIS and Iraqi security forces, who are supported by Shia militias, has focused around the city of Baquba, 60km (35 miles) from Iraqi capital Baghdad. | The fighting between ISIS and Iraqi security forces, who are supported by Shia militias, has focused around the city of Baquba, 60km (35 miles) from Iraqi capital Baghdad. |
| The BBC's Middle East correspondent Jim Muir said there was "a great threat to Baghdad and people there are very nervous indeed". | The BBC's Middle East correspondent Jim Muir said there was "a great threat to Baghdad and people there are very nervous indeed". |
| There has been more fighting on the north and north-eastern approaches to the city with the rebels claiming they have made progress, he added. | There has been more fighting on the north and north-eastern approaches to the city with the rebels claiming they have made progress, he added. |