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Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), hold a sign during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf, that re

Is US help for Iraq too little, too late?

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The Obama administration is beginning to ramp up military support for the Iraqi government and for some Syrian rebel groups. Some experts reckon it’s too little, too late. Michael Knights is an Iraq expert with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), hold a sign during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf, that re

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