All posts tagged "ISIS"

  • Seoul backs U.S. plan to defeat Islamic State extremists

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea expressed support Thursday for U.S. President Barack Obama’s plan for airstrikes in Syria and expanded strikes in Iraq to defeat the Islamic State militant group. Obama said Wednesday he won’t hesitate to...

    • Posted September 11, 2014
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    U.S. launches airstrikes targeting ISIS

    TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the...

    • Posted September 7, 2014
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