{"id":15843,"date":"2014-08-18T02:41:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T02:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/obama-defends-airstrikes-on-iraqi-dam\/"},"modified":"2014-08-18T02:41:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T02:41:23","slug":"obama-defends-airstrikes-on-iraqi-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/obama-defends-airstrikes-on-iraqi-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Defends Airstrikes on Iraqi Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US air strikes in support of Iraqi forces&#8217; efforts to retake the country&#8217;s largest dam are aimed at protecting US interests there, President Obama says.<\/p>\n<p>The failure of Mosul dam may put US staff and facilities, including the US embassy in Baghdad, at risk, Barack Obama warned Congress in a letter.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the US sent bombers for the first time to help Kurdish forces expel Islamic State (IS) militants.<\/p>\n<p>Kurdish officials now say they have near complete control of the dam.<\/p>\n<p>If the recapture is confirmed, it will be the biggest reverse for IS since they launched their offensive in Iraq in June.<\/p>\n<p>The strategically important facility, seized by IS militants on 7 August, supplies water and electricity to northern Iraq.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-6699 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/tuu.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-6698 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/jjf.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US air strikes in support of Iraqi forces&#8217; efforts to retake the country&#8217;s largest dam are aimed at protecting US interests there, President Obama says. The failure of Mosul dam may put US staff and facilities, including the US embassy in Baghdad, at risk, Barack Obama warned Congress in a letter. 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