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Obama authorizes targeted airstrikes in Iraq

Name: Obama authorizes targeted airstrikes in Iraq
Uploaded: 2014-08-07T21:56:39-0400
Duration: 3 min 46 s
Description: President Obama authorized airstrikes "if necessary" against Islamic militants who have advanced into the Kurdish region of Iraq and seized the country's largest dam.

President Obama authorized airstrikes "if necessary" against Islamic militants who have advanced into the Kurdish region of Iraq and seized the country's largest dam.