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August 12, 2014

UN Security Council takes aim at Iraq, Syria jihadists
United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 11, 2014
The UN Security Council on Monday began fine tuning a draft resolution aimed at choking off the flow of foreign fighters and financial support to jihadists in Iraq and Syria. Fighters from the extremist Islamic State(IS) have made dramatic gains in Iraq, prompting US President Barack Obama to order air strikes to halt their advance and air drops to help tens of thousands of fleeing civilians. Experts from the 15-nation council met Monday to discuss the measure proposed by Britain with a view t ... read more

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