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Obama releases statement over ISIL in Iraq

Obama releases statement over ISIL in Iraq

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The US President, Barrack Obama, released a statement over the ISIL terrorists in Iraq.

In the statement Obama said “The U.S. conducted five additional airstrikes against the group in Iraq on Thursday, according to U.S. Central Command. The airstrikes destroyed a Humvee, a tank, four armed vehicles, and a construction vehicle, as well as severely damaging an ISIS checkpoint. Over the past three weeks, the U.S. has conducted 106 airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq.

Obama is weighing a broader offensive against the extremist group after it brutally murdered American journalist James Foley. Obama’s secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, and his top military brass have struggled ISIL needs to be confronted in Syria as part of any plan to contain the group.

Obama said the strategy would need to involve military, political, and diplomatic aspects. He said it would take political reform in Iraq and support from a broad variety of allies in the region to confront ISIS. Obama said he is sending Secretary of State John Kerry to the region to secure allies in the fight, and he has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare military options to confront the group.

But he said the problem cannot simply be solve through military efforts alone.

“Our military is the best in the world. We can rout ISIS on the ground and keep a lid on things temporarily, but then as soon as we leave the same problems come back,” Obama said. /End/

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