Obama Pledges Support To Iraqi Prime Minister In Fight Against Islamic State

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Jackie Northam
All Things Considered | Apr 14, 2015

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is on his first official visit to Washington, D.C., where he is meeting with President Obama to try to gain support in the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

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