Iraqis mourning the deaths of 31 relatives.<br /> <br />In a mosque in the northern Shi'ite town of Tuz Khurmato they pray for their dead.<br /> <br />They say their loved ones -- men, women and the elderly -- were killed by the militant Sunni group ISIL in an assault on three villages.<br /> <br />Scenes like this are being repeated across much of northern Iraq.<br /> <br />Since the Islamic movement seized a number of towns and cities in the past week there's been fierce fighting and heavy bloodshed.<br /> <br />The relatives here say ISIL fighters attacked first with mortars before setting light to houses and killing residents.<br /> <br />The USA is sending Secretary of State John Kerry to Europe and the Middle East for talks to help stabilise the region<br /> <br />The US, which is also despatching up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, is urging the Shia-led Iraqi government to be more inclusive.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY SAYING:<br /> <br />"Make no mistake, ISIL is a threat to Iraq and the
