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President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media about the situation in Iraq on June 19, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2014 | Middle East
Washington, AP—With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to ratchet up US efforts to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels. Obama’s request to Congress...
