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U.S. Launches First Strike In Campaign Against ISIS
U.S. aircraft targeted an “[ISIS] fighting position southwest of Baghdad that was firing on [Iraqi Security Forces] personnel,” CENTCOM said in a release. Previous U.S. airstrikes had been limited in scope to humanitarian aims and protecting American personnel and facilities.
President Barack Obama announced the expansion of the U.S. mission against ISIS on Sept. 10 in a primetime address from the White House, saying the U.S. would go on “offense” against the militant group. Administration officials said the president has decided to conduct airstrikes in Syria, where ISIS enjoys a “safe haven,” but White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Monday that Obama is still reviewing options from Department of Defense planners for the strikes.
“The airstrike southwest of Baghdad was the first strike
taken as part of our expanded efforts beyond protecting our own people
and humanitarian missions to hit [ISIS] targets as Iraqi forces go on
offense, as outlined in the President’s speech last Wednesday,” CENTCOM
announced. A separate airstrike destroyed six ISIS vehicles near Sinjar,
Iraq, the mountainous area where Iraqi minorities were trapped by ISIS
fighters last month, bringing to 162 the total number of U.S. airstrikes
on ISIS.
Senior administration officials confirmed Monday that any
effort by Syrian forces to target American aircraft involved in strikes
against ISIS would put Syrian military resources at risk of U.S. attack.
On Tuesday, Obama will meet with retiredGeneral John Allen, the
newly-named Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to
Counter ISIL, and his deputy, Brett McGurk, at the White House. Obama
will travel to Florida on Wednesday for meetings with CENTCOM leaders
and officials involved in building an international coalition against
ISIS.
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