JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — For the last three months, residents in this remote border community in southeastern San Diego County have seen their population nearly double, climbing from 600 to 1,200 as migrants from around the globe cross over from Mexico. They cross into the punishing desert terrain at a point where the 30-foot steel […]
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Why a power struggle has broken out over Kirkuk
JUDY WOODRUFF: Longstanding rivalries were re-ignited in Iraq today between vital American allies. Iraqi military forces and militia moved to push Kurdish forces out of the disputed city of Kirkuk in the country’s north. Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage. MAN (through interpreter): The commander in chief of the armed forces, Dr. Haider al-Abadi, gave orders […]