Brent crude hit a nine-month high inching past $117 a barrel as the United States said it could send military advisers to Iraq, raising concerns about the escalating conflict.
Meanwhile, Iraqi government forces continued to battle Sunni militants for control of Iraq’s biggest refinery as US Presid
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FRANK UZUEGBUNAM
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