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Iraq In Crisis: Militant Group Gains Ground, U.S. Debates Response

caption: Refugees fleeing from Mosul head to the self-ruled northern Kurdish region in Irbil, Iraq on Thursday, June 12.
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Refugees fleeing from Mosul head to the self-ruled northern Kurdish region in Irbil, Iraq on Thursday, June 12.
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Marcie Sillman talks to Dan Murphy, national security correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, about the worsening situation in Iraq. Then, David Hyde talks to Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., a ranking member on the House Armed Service Committee, about the U.S. response to the violence.

The militant group Islamic State In Iraq and Al-Sham has been seizing cities in northern Iraq. Mosul, one of the largest city in northern Iraq, was seized Tuesday. Members of Congress are weighing in on the situation. Some Republicans have called for immediate military intervention there, but Smith thinks a military solution might not be the answer right now.

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