President Obama Indicates Prolonged Campaign in Iraq
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BBC Arabic
On August 9, BBC Arabic reported that U.S. President Barack Obama stated on Saturday that the U.S. military and humanitarian aid campaign in Iraq would be a long-term effort. While the limited scope of the campaign remains in effect, the president said that operations would last more than a couple weeks.
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- remote mountains
- الجِبال النائِيَة
- long-term
- طَويل الأَمَد
- to continue, to go on
- مَضَى ، يَمْضي
- strategic interest
- مَصْلَحَة اِسْتْراتيجِيَّة
- to overcome
- التَّغَلُّب عَلَى
- national unity government
- حُكومَةُ وَحْدَة وَطَنِيَّة
- breaking the blockade
- فَكّ الحِصار
- re-stabilizing
- إعادَةُ الاِسْتِقْرار
- minorities
- أَقَلِّيّات
- to add
- أَضَافَ ، يُضيفُ