WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama admitted on Sunday (Monday in Manila) that the United States (US) had underestimated the opportunity that a collapsing Syria would provide for jiha- dist militants to regroup and stage a sudden comeback.
Speaking to CBS News, the president said that former Al-Qaeda fighters driven from Iraq by US and local forces had been able to gather in Syria to form the newly dangerous Islamic State (IS) group.
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