Obama To Lay Out Plan To 'Destroy' Isis Threat As Kerry Arrives In Baghdad -- The Guardian
President's strategy to 'degrade and destroy' insurgents will include military action and support for Iraq and Syrian opposition
Barack Obama will pledge on Wednesday night to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State insurgency operating in both Syria and Iraq in an address to the American people expected to herald a significant escalation of the US military role across the region.
Though the exact extent of the anticipated US intervention in Syria remained unclear in the hours leading up to the key speech, White House officials made clear the president planned to pursue a two-pronged strategy on both sides of the border that is likely to building on existing air strikes in Iraq against the group known as Isis or Isil.
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MIDDLE EAST
U.S. military pounding away at ISIS near Haditha Dam in Iraq.
Iraq call for immediate military intervention as Obama unveils plan.
France to host conference on Iraq.
Kerry copters into nerve center of ISIS fight. Kerry, Iraqi PM embrace unity to defeat insurgency.
Turkey 'not keen' to take part in military action against IS.
Syria rebels name slain leader's replacement.
Head of Fiji's army: 45 captured UN peacekeepers to be released within days.
Palestinian salaries dispute puts Gaza peace at risk.
ASIA
U.S. urges China to help with Islamic State in Iraq.
Afghanistan blames US for killing civilians.
Japanese people hate China more than ever.
More than half of Chinese see war with Japan: poll.
China says South China Sea land reclamation 'justified'.
Pakistan Navy foils terrorist attack on naval base.
Pakistani official: Waziristan operations close to finished.
Thousands still stranded in flood-hit Kashmir.
Philippines plans to give Muslims autonomous zone.
Vietnam accuses China of beating fishermen.
AFRICA
Algeria considering US, France request to 'facilitate' Libya military strikes.
Ebola 'devouring everything in its path'. Ebola threatening Liberia’s existence, minister warns.
Islamists in Libya's Benghazi probably kidnapped 25 missing soldiers: commander.
Zuma in bid to rescue Lesotho peace deal.
Attackers of Rwandan exile jailed for eight years in South Africa.
U.N. says China not yet deploying peacekeepers in South Sudan.
DR Congo’s miners bear brunt of attempts to make minerals conflict-free.
EUROPE
Ukraine says most Russian troops have moved back across border.
Ukraine pledges more autonomy to rebellious east.
Merkel: put new Russia sanctions into effect.
Putin: West uses Ukrainian crisis to resuscitate NATO.
Polio epidemic fears as Ukraine’s vaccine stockpiles dry up.
Russia's Gazprom 'limiting gas supplies to Poland'.
Scottish independence: Cameron, Clegg and Miliband make Scotland 'No' vote plea.
Catalonia to follow in Scotland’s footsteps on way to independence.
AMERICAS
Obama outlining mission to fight Islamic militants.
On U.S. Capitol Hill, agreement about Islamic state vote - but no actual votes.
As Colombia pursues peace, paramilitary killers walk free from jail.
Cuba estimates US embargo has cost island $116.8bn in damages in 55 years.
Venezuela's annual inflation rises to 63.4%.
Brazil's Rousseff, Silva tied in poll about runoff vote.
Chile steps up security after bomb hurts 14.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Syrian Islamist group names new leader after blast.
U.S., allies step uUp efforts to choke off Islamic State's funding.
The British jihadi bride hell-bent on murder - and whining about her lost cat: 'Terror twin' tweets fears for missing kitten - before posting pictures of her holding an AK47.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
New U2 album given away for free to iTunes users.
New York parking spaces on sale for $1 million.
Russian official: new export contracts with Asia should be in roubles - Itar-Tass.
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