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Kurds Re-Take Iraqi City from ISIS

US airstrikes helped Kurdish and Yazidi fighters retake the northern Iraqi city of Sinjar from ISIS today.  And, the US is intensifying the bombing of Syrian oil fields — often called an ATM for the Islamic State.  Ben Van Huevelen is managing editor of the Iraq Oil Report .

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By Warren Olney • Nov 13, 2015 • 6m Listen

US airstrikes helped Kurdish and Yazidi fighters retake the northern Iraqi city of Sinjar from ISIS today. And, the US is intensifying the bombing of Syrian oil fields — often called an ATM for the Islamic State. Ben Van Huevelen is managing editor of the Iraq Oil Report.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Director of Content, News

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Ben Van Heuvelen

    Iraq Oil Report

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