US orders aircraft carrier into Gulf over Iraq crisis

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US orders aircraft carrier into Gulf over Iraq crisis
The United States orders an aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, into the Gulf in response to the crisis in Iraq, the Pentagon says

WASHINGTON, United States – The United States has ordered an aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, into the Gulf in response to the crisis in Iraq, the Pentagon said Saturday.

“The order will provide the commander-in-chief additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens and interests in Iraq,” Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said, adding that the carrier would be accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and a guided-missile destroyer.

Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying the head of Iraq’s anti-corruption watchdog north of Baghdad on Saturday, June 14, sparking clashes that killed 9 policemen, an officer and a doctor sa

The militant offensive, spearheaded by jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but also involving supporters of late dictator Saddam Hussein, overran all of one province and chunks of three others. – Rappler.com

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