On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
I am very encouraged that various tribal figures in Anbar and Hawija... have come forward to offer to mobilize Sunni Arab fighters against the Islamic State.
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Kerry expresses optimism about local leaders uniting against the Islamic State.
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