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| US Begins Expanded Air Strikes On IS In Iraq, Congress Works On Syrian Rebel Training |
| 2014-09-16 |
[IsraelTimes] US officials said Monday the United States has taken the first step in its planned expanded fight against Islamic State Death Eaters, going to the aid of Iraqi security forces near Baghdad who were being attacked by enemy fighters.
The US Central Command said it conducted two Arclight airstrikes Sunday and Monday in support of the Iraqi forces near Sinjar and southwest of Baghdad.
The strikes represent the newly broadened mission authorized by President Barack Obama |
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