US broke ISIL seize of Mount Sinjar: Obama

August 15, 2014 00:07

US President Barack Obama today said that the successful American military air strikes and humanitarian mission in the last few days has broken the Islamic State's seize of Iraq's Sinjar mountain where thousands of refugees were trapped.

"The situation on the mountain has greatly improved and Americans should be very proud of our efforts. Because of the skill and professionalism of our military and the generosity of our people, we broke the ISIL siege of Mount Sinjar, we helped vulnerable people reach safety and we helped save many innocent lives," Obama said in his remarks to the press at his vacation home in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

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