The Obama administration says that the fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to Islamic State is a "setback", but a spokesman says the President has always understood that the battle with ISIS would be "long and difficult".
Shi'ite militias, backed by Iran, are now heading to the city in a bid to try and force IS fighters to withdraw.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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