BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kurdish forces said they recaptured Iraq's biggest dam from Islamist militants on Monday, as the United States launched air strikes to secure what has become a vital strategic objective in fighting that threatens to break up the country.






Source: [url=http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/EAnOL7ar1l0/story01.htm]Backed by U.S. strikes, Iraq Kurds claim capture of strategic dam[/url]


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