1. White House Saw ‘Another Benghazi’ Looming.
- Author
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Landler, Mark, Rubin, Alissa J., Mazzetti, Mark, and Cooper, Helene
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AERIAL bombing , *INSURGENCY , *UNITED States Consulate Attack, Benghazi, Libya, 2012 ,IRAQ-United States relations - Abstract
The article discusses U.S. president Barack Obama's ordering of airstrikes against Sunni muslim militants in Iraq aligned with Islamic extremist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to stop ISISs' advance towards the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq, as well as Obama's concerns that failing to act could lead to a situation similar to the 2012 attack of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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- 2014