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United States works on long-term project for peace in Iraq

Obama said that the current military offensive could run for months

Washington: US President Barack Obama warned ib Saturday that the US offensive in Iraq was a “long-term project” to rout out militants and deliver aid to beleaguered civilians.

Recognising there was no US military solution to reverse Islamic State fighters’ advances in Iraq, Mr Obama called on Iraqi officials to urgently form a unity government.

While US air strikes have destroyed the militants’ arms and equipment within striking distance of the autonomous region of Kurdistan, Mr Obama said the operations that began this week could last “months.”

( Source : AFP )
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