President Obama Says He Is Not Sending Troops To Iraq

2,994 views · Published 13 June 2014 · 0:38 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: Sky News · 2014 · News & Politics

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U.S. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending American troops back to Iraq to help repel Islamist rebels advancing in the strife-torn country.

He said he would make a decision "in the days ahead" on the options, amid reports the Pentagon is drafting plans for air strikes against the Islamist rebels.

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