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ISIS Executioner Injured in Air Strikes

November 16, 2014 at 8:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 4 Comments

“Jihadi John, the Briton who beheaded two British and two American hostages held by Islamic State terrorists, has been injured in a US-led air strike, according to reports received by the Foreign Office,” the Daily Mail reports.

“The masked ‘executioner’ with a London accent is believed to have narrowly escaped death when he attended a summit of the group’s leaders in an Iraqi town close to the Syrian border last Saturday. The meeting was targeted by American and Iraqi jets.”

Meanwhile, the New York Times reports President Obama confirmed the beheading of Peter Kassig saying he “was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group.”

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: ISIS, Jihadi John

Obama Sends More Troops to Iraq

November 8, 2014 at 8:36 am EST By Taegan Goddard 13 Comments

President Obama “authorized Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday to send up to 1,500 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the force the United States has built up since June to fight the Islamic State militants who control much of Iraq and Syria,” the Washington Post reports.

“The announcement of a major increase in the force in Iraq deepens U.S. involvement in a messy regional conflict that officials are warning may last for years.”

Wall Street Journal: “The White House plan, which would double the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, sets the stage for a broader foreign policy debate when Congress returns to Washington next week.”

Filed Under: National Security Tagged With: Iraq, ISIS

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