Iraq Asks U.S. For Air Strikes

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Iraq Asks U.S. For Air Strikes
By Susie Madrak — June 18, 2014

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Iraq has called on the United States to launch air strikes against jihadist militants who have seized several key cities, its foreign minister says.

"We have a request from the Iraqi government for air power," confirmed top US military commander Gen Martin Dempsey.

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