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                 Iraq Requests US Air Strikes as ISIL Advances

   by Jeff Seldin

   Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant made new
   gains in their offensive across northern Iraq, prompting Iraq's foreign
   minister to ask for more support from the United States. But despite
   the growing desperation of many Iraqis, VOA's Jeff Seldin reports from
   the Pentagon, U.S. officials have yet to make a move.
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