Obama to expand offensive against Islamic State, vowing a relentless effort to wipe out the terrorists “wherever they exist” - VOA
VIDEO: President Obama Addresses the Nation on the IS Threat - YouTube
TRANSCRIPT: Obama’s Remarks on the Fight Against IS - NYTimes.com
FACT SHEET: White House Statement on the Strategy to Counter the Islamic State (IS) - The White House
POLL: Overall, Americans gave President Obama's speech high marks - WCTI News
Congress backing Obama’s plan for Islamic State - The Boston Globe
Pentagon advances plan to defeat jihadists, the mission is to use any future strikes in Syria to weaken the Islamic State's operation in Iraq - WSJ
Air Campaign Against ISIS to Target Leaders and Seized U.S. Weapons - NBC News.com
US war planes to fly from Erbil base in Iraqi Kurdistan - France 24
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq destroyed 162 Islamic State vehicles: Pentagon - Washington Times
So what exactly will the US troops be doing in Iraq? - ABC 31: News
Pentagon: US Troops to Advise Iraqi Units at Brigade Level - C4ISR & Networks
Instead of boots on the ground, US Seeks Iraq contractors to advise the Iraqi Defense Ministry in force development, logistics and planning and operations - Military.com
Retraining Iraq's fractured army: Will it work this time? - Stripes
Gen. Allen Will Coordinate the Fight Against the Islamic State - Defense One
Former Iraq/Afghanistan commander John Allen is very familiar with Middle East nations and leaders crucial to the fight against the Islamic State - navytimes.com
US Treasury’s Cohen: Combating IS’s Access to Financing - USPolicy
IS Is A Threat To America, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Says. Here's What's Being Done About It - huffingtonpost.com
IS has between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters, CIA says - CNN.com
Islamic State group not an unstoppable juggernaut - AP
Islamic State's Financial Independence Makes It All the More Dangerous - newsweek.com
Oil, Extortion and Crime: Where IS Gets Its Money - NBC News
Funding the Islamic State: The terrorist group is reaping millions a day selling oil, gasoline and diesel on the black market. - US News
Islamic State Smuggles Oil Into Turkey—With Hostages as Insurance - Businessweek
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After talks in Saudi's Jeddah, Kerry wins Arab support for Syria/Iraq military campaign - Reuters
TEXT: Jeddah Communique from the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and the United States - state.gov
VIDEO: Secretary of State John Kerry makes a joint statement with Saudi foreign minister: Barbarity of IS 'Knows No Limits' - NBC News
Iraqi politicians welcome Obama’s expanded campaign against Islamic State - McClatchy DC News
Syria's Deputy FM: Syria has “no reservations” about U.S. airstrikes against IS and wants to team up with Washington to tackle the terrorists - NBC
VIDEO: Syrian Deputy FM: Syria Must Be Part of Coalition Against IS - NBC
Syrian opposition coalition says ready to partner against Islamic State - Reuters
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood rejects the international coalition against the Islamic State (Arabic) - CNNArabic.com
Syrian Refugees Express High Hopes for Obama’s IS Plan - VOA
Jordanian prince says US has strong ally in facing Islamic State militants in Middle East - Star Tribune
Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood decries Kerry visit, rejects the international coalition against IS - haberler.com
Turkey refuses to allow a U.S.-led coalition to attack IS in Iraq and Syria from its air bases, nor will it take part in combat operations, “Our hands and arms are tied because of the hostages” - Al Arabiya
Ankara lost contact with Mosul hostages kidnapped by the Islamic State, “There is strong evidence that some of these [hostages] are in Syrian territories” - todayszaman.com
Netanyahu says Israel playing part in fighting Islamic State - The Times of Israel
Iran Foreign Ministry spokeswoman: anti-Islamic State coalition 'shrouded in serious ambiguities' - Yahoo News
Russia says air strikes in Syria would be act of aggression without the consent of the legitimate Syrian government, U.N. vote - Reuters
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