Iraq Violence and Politics
State and Defense Department officials, a former CIA analyst, and a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq testified about the…
Violence and Politics in Iraq
2014-07-23T10:18:45-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/e52/20140723104453003_hd.jpgState and Defense Departments officials testified about the dominance of the militant group ISIS.* Brett McGurk told the committee that the situation in Iraq was extremely serious, and that ISIS was no longer just a terrorist organization but a full-blown army. Another topic discussed was the inability of Iraq’s central government to unify.* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
State and Defense Departments officials testified about the dominance of the militant group ISIS.* Brett McGurk told the committee that the… read more
Violence and Politics in Iraq State and Defense Departments officials testified about the dominance of the militant group ISIS.* Brett McGurk told the committee that the situation in Iraq was extremely serious, and that ISIS was no longer just a terrorist organization but a full-blown army. Another topic discussed was the inability of Iraq’s central government to unify.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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- Ami Bera M.D. U.S. Representative [D] California
- Steven Chabot U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- David N. Cicilline U.S. Representative [D] Rhode Island
- Curt Clawson U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Doug Collins U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
- Gerry Connolly U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
- Paul Cook U.S. Representative [R] California
- Ted Deutch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Jeff Duncan U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
- Eliot Engel U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Lois J. Frankel U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Adam Kinzinger U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
- Tom Marino U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Brett H. McGurk Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of State->Iran-Iraq Office
- Scott Perry U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Dana Rohrabacher U.S. Representative [R] California
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Ed Royce U.S. Representative [R] California
- Brad Sherman U.S. Representative [D] California
- Albio Sires U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Elissa Slotkin Principal Deputy Undersecretary (Acting) Department of Defense->Policy
- Chris Smith U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
- Randy Weber U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Ted Poe U.S. Representative [R] Texas
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