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World Service,01 Jan 2020,53 mins

Extra US troops being sent to the Middle East

Newsday

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The United States is sending hundreds more troops to the Middle East, following an attack on the US embassy in Baghdad by crowds of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters. We speak to an Australian woman who saw her home burn down, despite it being next door to the fire station. Ghanaian professional footballer, Michael Essien, talks to us about football in Africa and how it’s changing.

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