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Obama Says U.S. Will Aid Iraqis Who Are Marooned On Mount Sinjar

NPR | By Tamara Keith
Published August 28, 2014 at 5:42 PM CDT

President Obama announced that he has authorized a humanitarian mission to aid religious minorities stranded on Mount Sinjar in Iraq. Airstrikes will be a component of that mission.

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Tamara Keith
Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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