WASHINGTON D.C.: President Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the Islamic State (IS) on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), with the president declaring there was no hiding place for the jihadists and warning: “Our reach is long.”
After Obama spoke at MacDill Air Force Base, the House of Representatives voted 273 to 156 to approve his plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, a key part of his strategy to destroy the IS group.
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