The US secretary of state says the Obama administration will help Iraq fight al-Qaeda linked militants, but that it is not planning to send troops back to the country.
John Kerry says he is confident the government of Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki could defeat the militants.
Earlier, the Iraqi government said it had lost control of the key city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad to the Al-Qaeda linked militants.
The BBC's Nick Childs has been following the story, and he spoke to Summer Report. Which is like Morning Report, but summery.