Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Obama: Syria strikes show "America not alone" in fighting ISIL/ISIS

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update]
The coalition that attacked ISIS in Syria overnight "makes it clear to the world that this is not America's fight alone," and that governments in the Middle East are rejecting ISIS, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
The U.S. strikes against "seasoned al Qaeda operatives in Syria" known as the Khorasan Group show the United States will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists, he said.
Obama said he has talked to members of Congress about the overnight strikes in Syria, and that there is bipartisan support for the actions.

President Obama plans to speak Tuesday morning about the U.S. strategy against ISIS, following overnight strikes in Syria, a White House official said.
The president will speak at 10 a.m. ET at the White House before leaving for New York.
The United States and several Arab nations rained bombs on ISIS targets in Syria -- the first U.S. military offensive in the war-torn country and a forceful message to the militant group that the U.S. would not stand by idly while it carried out its rampage of terror.
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Qatar all assisted with the operation, the U.S. military said.....................http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/23/world/meast/isis-airstrikes/
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  1. Les Etats-Unis ont réalisé des frappes en Syrie non seulement contre les militants de l’Etat islamique, mais aussi contre les positions d’une autre organisation extrémiste liée à l’Al-Qaïda. C'est ce qu'a déclaré le président américain Barack Obama. Selon le président américain, ce groupe est connu comme Khorassan...

    Obama a confirmé que les Etats-Unis, avec la participation de la coalition des pays arabes (Arabie Saoudite, Emirats Arabes Unis, Jordanie, Bahreïn et Qatar) se concertaient les frappes contre les positions de l'Etat islamique en Syrie.

    Plus tôt mardi, le porte-parole du département d'Etat américain Jen Psaki a reconnu que les Américains ne s’étaient pas concertés ces frappes avec Damas.
    Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_09_23/USA-ont-attaque-en-Syrie-non-seulement-les-positions-de-l-Etat-islamique-0508/

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