U.S. Weighs Mission to Save Yazidi Refugees
Source: By Dow Jones Business News, August 12, 2014, 07:1
WASHINGTON--The U.S. is weighing a military mission in Iraq to rescue thousands of Yazidi refugees, a move that risks putting American forces in direct confrontation with Sunni fighters for the Islamic State.
The proposal is still under development and hasn't been approved by President Barack Obama. U.S. officials said the rescue mission is one of many options the U.S. military is weighing after dropping food and water to dying refugees over the past six days.
"People are looking at ways to do something more than just drop water and supplies," one senior U.S. official said. " You can only do that for so long."
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A rescue mission could expose U.S. forces to direct fire from the militant group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and that is a risk Mr. Obama may not be willing to accept.
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WSJ is also running with this story but it is behind a pay wall. Here is their lead:
U.S. Weighs Military Rescue Mission for Yazidi Refugees
Proposal Under Development Could Put Americans in Direct Confrontation with Islamic State Militants
By Dion Nissenbaum Updated Aug. 12, 2014 8:40 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON—The U.S. is weighing a military mission in Iraq to rescue thousands of Yazidi refugees, a move that risks putting American forces in direct confrontation with Sunni fighters for the Islamic State.
The proposal is still under development and hasn't been approved by President Barack Obama. U.S. officials said the rescue mission is one of many options the U.S. military is weighing after dropping food and water to dying...
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