August 9, 2014

2014-08-09T11:25:27-04:00

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President Obama talked about the situation in Iraq, as the U.S. carried out airstrikes against forces of ISIS.* Concerns included air drops of food and water to members of a religious minority group fleeing militants on Mt. Sinjar. President Obama responded to questions from reporters.



* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.

President Obama talked about the situation in Iraq, as the U.S. carried out airstrikes against forces of ISIS.* Concerns included air drops… read more