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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron urged Parliament to authorize participation, saying the self-declared Islamic State poses a "clear and proven" danger to his country.
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The facilities, captured by Islamic State militants earlier this year, are said to produce $2 million worth of refined oil each day to help fund the extremist organization.
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The new attacks on the self-declared Islamic State insurgency come as President Obama is set to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York about the threat from extremists.