Key Iraqi city falls to ISIS after security forces pull out

Name: Key Iraqi city falls to ISIS after security forces pull out
Uploaded: 2015-05-17T21:13:04Z
Duration: P115S
Description: 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.

Clip: 05/16/2015 | 1m 55s

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.

Aired: 05/16/15

Rating: NR

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Key Iraqi city falls to ISIS after security forces pull out

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