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Ed Markey: “So are we pushing Abadi to back these Shia away, and is Abadi doing that?”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
So are we pushing Abadi to back these Shia away, and is Abadi doing that?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions U.S. efforts to influence Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi regarding Shia militia actions.

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