1. U. S. JETS AND DRONES ATTACK MILITANTS IN IRAQ.
- Author
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Rubin, Alissa J., Arango, TIM, Cooper, Helene, Al-Jawoshy, Omar, Sengupta, Somini, and De Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko
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AERIAL bombing , *INSURGENCY , *SUNNITES , *UNINHABITED combat aerial vehicles ,IRAQ-United States relations ,IRAQI Kurds - Abstract
The article discusses U.S. drone aircraft strikes and F-18 fighter jet strikes against Sunni Muslim militants in Iraq aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic extremist organization. Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to stop ISIS's advance toward the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq, as well as U.S. president Barack Obama's reasoning for authorizing the strikes.
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- 2014