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Obama budget allocates $8.8 bln to fight Islamic State, help Iraq

President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget requests $8.8 billion to fund US efforts to fight Islamic State militants, bolster Iraq's army and strengthen the "moderate" opposition in Syria, documents released on Monday showed.

 

About $5.3 billion is allocated for the Department of Defense, including money for air strikes, and $3.5 billion to the Department of State. The funds are part of the Obama administration's $58 billion request for Overseas Contingency Operations.

 


פרסום ראשון: 02.02.15, 18:35