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Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are just the start
Obama Syria Airstrike Werm
President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials meet with the representatives of Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab Emirates in New York Tuesday. Obama met with the five Arab nations who participated in strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. On the far left is King Abdullah II of Jordan. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The one-two-three punch of American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq was just the beginning, President Barack Obama and other leaders declared Tuesday. They promised a sustained campaign showcasing a rare U.S.-Arab partnership aimed at Muslim extremists. At the same time, in fresh evidence of how the terrorist threat continues to expand and mutate, the U.S. on its own struck a new al-Qaida cell that the Pentagon said was "nearing the execution phase" of a direct attack on the U.S. or Europe.
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