As British jets took off from Cyprus
to carry out strikes on Islamic State (Isis) targets in Iraq on
Saturday, and US-led strikes continued in Syria and Iraq, President
Barack Obama used his weekly address to say American leadership was “the one constant in an uncertain world”.
Later on Saturday an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria, the Nusra Front, vowed to retaliate against countries taking part in the air strikes.
Obama said “America is leading the world in the fight to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group” known as Isis, and aded: “I made it clear that America would act as part of a broad coalition, and we were joined in this action by friends and partners, including Arab nations.”
On Saturday afternoon, the Department of Defence released a statement regarding the participants in and targets of the latest strikes, which said Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates had participated in strikes on Syria.
The statement said: “US and partner nation military forces continued to attack Isis terrorists in Syria Friday and today, using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, US military forces used attack aircraft to conduct three airstrikes against Isis in Iraq.”
Note EU-Digest: compliments to President Barack Obama for including Arab States in the assault on ISIS.
Read more: Arab nations join Syria strikes as Nusra front threatens retaliation | World news | theguardian.com
Later on Saturday an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria, the Nusra Front, vowed to retaliate against countries taking part in the air strikes.
Obama said “America is leading the world in the fight to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group” known as Isis, and aded: “I made it clear that America would act as part of a broad coalition, and we were joined in this action by friends and partners, including Arab nations.”
On Saturday afternoon, the Department of Defence released a statement regarding the participants in and targets of the latest strikes, which said Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates had participated in strikes on Syria.
The statement said: “US and partner nation military forces continued to attack Isis terrorists in Syria Friday and today, using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, US military forces used attack aircraft to conduct three airstrikes against Isis in Iraq.”
Note EU-Digest: compliments to President Barack Obama for including Arab States in the assault on ISIS.
Read more: Arab nations join Syria strikes as Nusra front threatens retaliation | World news | theguardian.com
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