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U.S. rushes to bolster Iraq in fight against militants

The UN estimates more than 8,000 people have been killed in the latest surge of violence in Iraq, prompting the Pentagon to bolster the country's ability to battle the al-Qaida militants behind many of the attacks. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Michael Gordon of The New York Times.

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President Joe Biden will give an Oval Office address Thursday on the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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