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Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Suyi

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said the Iraqi army will not go into a war against the Iraqi Kurdish people.Prime Minister al-Abadi also vowed¹ to protect Iraq's unity².The Kurdish security forces, known as Peshmerga have been told not to clash with the federal forces earlier this week.It comes after a controversial referendum on independence of Kurdistan and disputed areas in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk.Neighboring countries including Turkey, Iran and Syria see such a step would threaten their territorial³ integrity, as large populations of Kurds live in those countries.Also this week, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Abadi said he expected the Islamic State militants⁴ in Iraq to be completely defeated by the end of this year.

For more on this Suyi is now joining in the studio with Xu Qinduo，senior political analyst⁵ in CRI;on the line we have Stephen Zunes,Professor of Politics and Coordinator⁶ of Middle Eastern Studies at University of San Francisco;Gokhan Bacik,professor of Middle East Study at Palacy University

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1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

3 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？