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US spokesman: Iraq donor conference raises more than $2.1 billion

Arab World Materials 21 July 2016 07:32 (UTC +04:00)
An Iraq donor conference on Wednesday raised more than $2.1 billion in aid, surpassing the estimated $2 billion organizers had expected, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said
US spokesman: Iraq donor conference raises more than $2.1 billion

An Iraq donor conference on Wednesday raised more than $2.1 billion in aid, surpassing the estimated $2 billion organizers had expected, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said, Reuters reported.

"The conference raised in excess of $2.1 billion, with a number of additional pledges still being finalized," Kirby said in a statement. Defense and foreign ministers from 24 countries met in Washington for a pledging session to help Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants.

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