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World Service,01 Jan 2020,53 mins

US is sending extra troops to the Middle East

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The United States is sending hundreds more troops to the Middle East. The move follows an attack on the US embassy in Baghdad by crowds of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters. And the government in Sudan say they will deploy forces to West Darfur after deadly violence in the region. And we bring you some grime, the music of the moment in the UK, credited with giving young men a voice to express themselves.

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