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Key Iraqi city falls to ISIS after security forces pull out

Doug Ollivant discusses the implications of ISIS taking control of Ramadi, Iraq.

05/16/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Key Iraqi city falls to ISIS after security forces pull out

Clip: 5/16/2015 | 1m 55s

Doug Ollivant discusses the implications of ISIS taking control of Ramadi, Iraq.

Islamic State fighters have taken control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after that country's forces fled. The city is now the first major urban center seized by insurgents in Iraq since ISIS launched attacks last year. The Wall Street Journal's Nour Malas joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Baghdad.

05/16/2015 | Rating NR

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