Obama: Iraq will need additional US assistance to push back against Islamic insurgency
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says Iraq will need additional assistance from the U.S. to push back an Islamic insurgency.
The president did not specify what type of assistance he is willing to provide. But Obama says the White House has not ruled anything out. He says he is watching the situation in Iraq with concern and wants to ensure that jihadists do not get a foothold.
Iraq has been beset by violence since the last American forces withdrew in late 2011. The violence escalated this week with an al-Qaida-inspired group capturing two key Sunni-dominated cities this week and vowing to march on to Baghdad.
Obama spoke following a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
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