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The US is considering conducting airstrikes in northern Iraq to protect religious minorities trapped by the radical Islamic State. Fearing a coming “humanitarian catastrophe” due to a surge in violence, the White House is reportedly considering airstrikes and airdrops of humanitarian supplies to aid the Christians and Yazidis targeted by jihadists. The news broke the same day Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, just days after a two-star general was killed in an “insider attack.” Tony Shaffer, a senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies, breaks down the developments with RT’s Lindsay France.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:48:44 +0000

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