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September 23, 2014

Scores of Iraqi Soldiers Killed by Islamic State 
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The strikes in Syria begin after six weeks of U.S. airstrikes have
failed to significantly alter the landscape in Iraq, where the Islamic
State has claimed vast swaths of territory. On Monday, reports emerged
that dozens and potentially hundreds of Iraqi soldiers had been killed
after militants overran a base north of Fallujah. An Iraqi lawmaker told
The New York Times more than 300 soldiers died after the loss of Camp
Saqlawiya. Meanwhile, the Islamic State has released a second propaganda
video featuring British freelance journalist John Cantlie, in which
Cantlie warns U.S. efforts in Iraq and Syria could become another
Vietnam.

 

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