U.S. Politics Headlines The United States is studying possibilities to help the civilians trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq by the advance of Sunni militants -- including possible humanitarian corridors or air lifts. US President Barack Obama has pledged to help save the tens of thousands of members of minority groups, mainly Yazidis, stranded on Mount Sinjar, threatened by militants from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group and a worsening humanitarian situation. Were going to rely on what the teams report back in terms of their assessment, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said Wednesday. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the deployment of 130 additional military advisors to Arbil, the capital of capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, to give a more in-depth assessment of how to help the trapped Iraqis.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:52:52 +0000
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