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The Iraqi town of Qayyara has been engulfed by dark clouds after Islamic State militants set fire to many of the region's oil wells when they abandoned the area a week ago.
Iraqi military sources say most of the western city of Hit has been liberated from Islamic State as troops continue to flush out the militants and thousands of residents flee the violence. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Iraqi forces say they've taken control of Ramadi's Stadium neighborhood from Islamic State militants. Nathan Frandino reports.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).