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President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist mili-tants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national ad-dress at the White House. “”There is no decision that I take more seri-ously than the use of military force.”

Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.

A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish reli-gious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the

airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded

from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by American fighter jets, officials said.

The sudden acceleration of U.S. mil-itary activity reflected White House concern over a burgeoning crisis in the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling it-self Islamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mosul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.

The U.S. strategy was intended to protect U.S. military and diplomatic

By Peter Tran

RE-ELECTION OF OBAMA BRINGS JOY Everyone is happy that Barack Obama is

the new president once again

“Who knows what will happen next. We will

never know.”

President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist militants in north-ern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop

Jihadists Rout Kurds in North and Seize Strategic Iraqi Dam

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Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate race by Peter TranPresident Barack Obama au-thorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the moun-tains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national address at the White House. “”There is no deci-sion that I take more seriously than the use of military force.”

Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate raceby Peter TranMr. Obama, acknowledg-ing the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t deploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.

A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by Amer-ican fighter jets, officials said.

The sudden acceleration of U.S. military activity reflected White House concern over a burgeon-ing crisis in the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling itself Is-lamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mo-sul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.

Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate raceby Peter TranThe U.S. strategy was intend-ed to protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon officials said no U.S.

strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi military offi-cial said the Iraqi air force con-ducted some airstrikes Thursday.

The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers working in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate raceby Peter Tran“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national address at the White House. “”There is no deci-sion that I take more seriously than the use of military force.”

Mr. Obama, acknowledg-ing the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t deploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.


Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate raceThe sudden acceleration of U.S. military activity reflected White House concern over a burgeon-ing crisis in the semiautonomous

Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling itself Is-lamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mo-sul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.The U.S. strategy was intend-ed to protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon officials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi military offi-cial said the Iraqi air force con-ducted some airstrikes Thursday.

Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate race by Peter Tran The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers working in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. Pres-ident Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Is-lamist militants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Isla-mist militants, U.S. officials said.



A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis,

an ethnically Kurdish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by Amer-ican fighter jets, officials said.

Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate raceby Peter TranThe sudden acceleration of U.S. military activity reflected White House concern over a burgeon-ing crisis in the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling itself Is-lamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mo-sul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.

The U.S. strategy was intend-ed to protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon officials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi military offi-cial said the Iraqi air force con-ducted some airstrikes Thursday.





The sudden acceleration of U.S. military activity reflected White House concern over a burgeon-ing crisis in the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling itself Is-lamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mo-sul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.

Senator John Walsh Leaves Senate raceby Peter TranThe U.S. strategy was intend-ed to protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon officials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi military offi-cial said the Iraqi air force con-ducted some airstrikes Thursday.


“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national address at the White

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INSTITUTIONJihadists Rout Kurds in NorthMr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pal-lets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurd-ish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead sur-veillance plane. Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pal-

lets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurd-ish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead sur-veillance plane. Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pal-lets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurd-ish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead sur-



Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were

dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish reli-gious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by American fighter jets, officials said.


The U.S. strategy was intended to

protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon offi-cials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi mili-tary official said the Iraqi air force conducted some airstrikes Thursday.

The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers work-ing in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. Pres-ident Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist mil-itants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national ad-

dress at the White House. “”There is no decision that I take more seri-ously than the use of military force.”

Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish reli-gious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by American fighter jets, officials said.

The sudden acceleration of U.S. mil-itary activity reflected White House concern over a burgeoning crisis in

the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling it-self Islamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mosul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.

The U.S. strategy was intended to protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon offi-cials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi mili-tary official said the Iraqi air force conducted some airstrikes Thursday.

The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers work-ing in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. Pres-ident Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make

RE-ELECTION OF OBAMA BRINGS JOY




Jihadists Rout Kurds in North and Seize Strategic Iraqi Dam By Peter Tran

President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist mili-tants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national ad-dress at the White House. “”There is no decision that I take more seri-ously than the use of military force.”

Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets







The sudden acceleration of U.S. mil-itary activity reflected White House concern over a burgeoning crisis in the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling it-self Islamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered




President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist mili-tants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.“I authorized targeted airstrikes if


Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the





By Peter Tran

By Peter Tran

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President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist mili-tants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.“I authorized targeted airstrikes if







By Peter Tran



Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were

dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish reli-gious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by American fighter jets, officials said.


The U.S. strategy was intended to

protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon offi-cials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi mili-tary official said the Iraqi air force conducted some airstrikes Thursday.

The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers work-ing in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. Pres-ident Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist mil-itants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minority trapped in the mountains by advancing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national ad-

dress at the White House. “”There is no decision that I take more seri-ously than the use of military force.”


The sudden acceleration of U.S. mil-itary activity reflected White House concern over a burgeoning crisis in

the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling it-self Islamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thursday took over the Mosul Dam, the country’s largest, according to a local resident.


The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers work-ing in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. Pres-ident Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make

RE-ELECTION OF OBAMA BRINGS JOY By Peter Tran

AUGUST 11TH - AUGUST 17TH

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The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers work-





The sudden acceleration of U.S. mil-itary activity reflected White House concern over a burgeoning crisis in the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling it-self Islamic State closed in on the area and pressed an offensive against local







Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-



Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-

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By Peter Tran

President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of wa-ter and food to members of a religious mi-nority trapped in the mountains by advanc-ing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national address at the White House. “”There is no decision that I take more seriously than the use of military force.”Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.

A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by American fighter jets, officials said.

The sudden acceleration of U.S. military activity reflected White House concern over a burgeoning crisis in the semiau-tonomous Kurdish region of Iraq as the militant group calling itself Islamic State closed in on the area and pressed an of-

fensive against local forces, seizing areas long considered safe. Militants on Thurs-day took over the Mosul Dam, the coun-try’s largest, according to a local resident.

The U.S. strategy was intended to pro-tect U.S. military and diplomatic per-sonnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Pentagon officials said no U.S. strikes had begun by Thursday evening. An Iraqi military official said the Iraqi air force conducted some airstrikes Thursday.

The U.S. troops in Erbil are part of a force of planners and advisers working in joint U.S.-Iraqi centers. President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. military on Thursday to make targeted strikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq, and began an emergency airdrop of water and food to members of a religious minori-ty trapped in the mountains by advanc-ing Islamist militants, U.S. officials said.

“I authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said in an national address at the White House. “”There is no decision that I take more seriously than the use of military force.”

Mr. Obama, acknowledging the war wary public, said the U.S. won’t de-ploy any American ground troops or be drawn into another Iraq war.

A U.S. official said roughly 70 pallets of water and meals-ready-to-eat were dropped into the mountains were the Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish religious minority, were taking refuge. Pentagon officials watched video the airdrops, conducted by both C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, recorded from an overhead surveillance plane. The cargo planes were escorted by American fighter jets, officials said.

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