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November 19, 2014

New Kurdish offensive targets Islamic State group

By VIVIAN SALAMA and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish forces launched a new offensive Wednesday targeting Islamic State group extremists as a suicide bomber killed at least five people in the Kurds’ regional capital.

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