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U.S. airstrikes back Kurd offensive to reclaim Sinjar from ISIS

American warplanes are backing Kurdish troops in an offensive to recapture Sinjar, a strategic city in northern Iraq captured by ISIS more than a year ago. Sinjar sits along a key supply route through ISIS-controlled territory. ISIS is accused of using murder and rape to terrorize the local population. Charlie D'Agata is on the ground with the Kurdish forces in Sinjar.
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