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RT,
22
September, 2014
US
intelligence failed to find any specific Islamic State plots against
America, President Barack Obama said in an opinion piece. Despite the
lack of direct threats, Obama promised not to leave the group
unchecked, vowing to ultimately destroy it.
“Our
intelligence community has not yet detected specific ISIL plots
against America. But its leaders have repeatedly threatened America
and our allies, and if left unchecked, they could pose a growing
threat to the United States,”
Obama wrote in the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday.
The
US president's comments follow the emergence of new intelligence
warning that Washington’s upcoming confrontation with the Islamic
State (ISIS/ISIL) may leave it blind to a more sinister and direct
threat from a much lesser known terrorist group – Khorasan.
Obama
reminded the public of his recent fierce efforts to battle the
Islamic State, with the final goal of destroying the group.
“That
is why, last month, I gave the order for our military to begin taking
targeted action against ISIL. Since then, our brave pilots and crews
have conducted more than 170 airstrikes against these terrorists,”
he said.
“Going
forward, as I announced earlier this month, we will degrade and
ultimately destroy ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained
counterterrorism strategy. Whether in Iraq or in Syria, these
terrorists will learn what the leaders of al-Qaida already know: We
mean what we say, our reach is long, and if you threaten America you
will find no safe haven,”
Obama stressed.
He
further underscored that US forces will only support Iraqi soldiers,
who will be fighting their own fight.
Obama
also focused on overall international involvement in the fight
against the Islamic State. “This
is not and will not be America's fight alone. That's why we continue
to build a broad international coalition. France and the UK are
flying with us over Iraq, others have committed to join this effort,
and France has joined us in conducting strikes against ISIL in Iraq.
Overall, more than 40 countries – including Arab nations – have
offered assistance as part of this coalition.”
Meanwhile,
Islamic State fighters have made their way to Jordan, as it was
revealed that 11 Islamic State jihadists were arrested in the
country, and have confessed to planning terrorists attacks, AFP cited
a security official as saying on Sunday.
The
detained individuals “admitted
their links to the leadership of the Daesh organization in Syria and
that they were charged with carrying out terrorist operations in
Jordan targeting a number of vital interests,”
the official said, using IS's Arabic acronym.
News
of the arrests comes after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited
Jordan on September 10 to discuss the creation of US-Arab coalition
against the Islamic State with King Abdullah.
During
the meeting, Kerry and Abdullah discussed the option of establishing
the coalition’s base in Jordan.
I can't find this reflected anywhere else yet
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