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Islamic State Claims To Have Seized Iraqi City of Ramadi

Islamic State Claims To Have Seized Iraqi City of Ramadi

The self-declared Islamic State claims to have seized Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with international correspondent Alice Fordham, who has reported extensively from Iraq and is following the situation from Beirut.

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