Sunni miliants seize control of Iraq's western border crossings

And turning now to the turmoil in Iraq... and another decisive blow to the government.
Sunni militants have seized control of border crossings to Syria and Jordan in the west of the country.
Paul, local security forces there are struggling to hold their ground against this insurgency.
How are they advancing so quickly?

The momentum is definitely on their side. The militants are well organized,... lead by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
And with each area they claim, they continue to gain strategic supply lines and equipment left behind by the Iraqi army.
The Iraqi government said as of Sunday, they had lost control of all border crossings that line up with Syria and Jordan... which puts the ISIS militants steps closer to taking over the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
Also, insurgents firmed their grip over the region by taking four more strategically important towns... effectively controlling at least 70 percent of the western province of Anbar.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Monday as part of a tour of the Middle East.
Speaking earlier in Egypt on Sunday, Kerry warned that the militants posed a grave threat to regional peace.

"ISIL is a threat to all of the countries in the region. Even today, in our conversation with President al-Sisi and the foreign minister, both expressed deep concerns about the impact of a group like ISIL and what it means to the region. No country is safe from that kind of spread of terror."

Kerry also urged Iraq's leaders to put aside their sectarian differences,... quickly form a more inclusive government,... and unite against the militant threat... to prevent an all-out civil war.