US President Barack Obama to go on the offensive against Islamic State group

US President Barack Obama is taking a decision to go on the offensive against the Islamic State group and his plan would be a broader counterterror mission than he had earlier been contemplating nzherald.co.nz.
Of course, his new plan would still not commit US troops to direct action in the form of a ground war against the brutal insurgency but is expected to rely heavily on allies to pitch in for what could be an extended campaign.
This more aggressive posture of Obama will target Islamic State militants comprehensively and will not be to just protect US interests or help resolve humanitarian disasters. Obviously, this would reflect a new direction for a president who campaigned to end the war in Iraq and has, till now, been generally not in favor of using US military might since he took office in 2009.
The US has already launched over 100 airstrikes against militant targets in Iraq. These include a new series that the military said killed an unusually large number of Islamic State fighters. As per information released by the Central Command, the strikes had hit targets near the Haditha Dam, and 50 to 70 fighters are believed to have been killed.
It seems the beheading of two American freelance journalists have forced him to go in for the decision – he is considering expanding the airstrikes campaign into Syria, where the Islamic State has a safe haven. White House spokesman Josh Earnest has indicated that Obama was willing "to go wherever is necessary to strike those who are threatening Americans."
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