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Islamic State militants gain ground in Iraq

Clip: 10/14/2014 | 5m 37s

On Baghdad’s doorstep: Islamic State militants gain ground in Iraq

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack that killed 23 people in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad. Judy Woodruff speaks with Ned Parker of Reuters about the militants’ long approach toward the capital, as well as fresh sectarian strife despite hope that a new prime minister would help pull the country together.

10/14/2014 | Rating NR

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