Obama urges UN to rally against Islamic State network of death
President Obama urged UN General Assembly to back a broadened military campaign to stamp out the Islamic State. He declared force the only language the militants understand and called on fighters to leave the battlefield. A Security Council resolution was adopted to prevent recruitment and transport of foreign fighters as airstrikes expand in Iraq and Syria.
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U S strikes deepen against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
U S fighter jets widened the campaign against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq as Kurdish areas near Kobani face a fierce push. The strikes hit vehicles and positions near Qaim and Baghdad while Nusra Front and Ahrar al Sham evacuated bases amid coalition warnings.
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