Obama says he “has authority” to expand IS fight

Obama says he “has authority” to expand IS fight
September 10, 2014 - 12:26 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - President Barack Obama has said that he has the authority to widen military action against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria without the approval of Congress, according to BBC News.

He will still ask Congress to approve the arming of Syrian opposition forces. Obama is due to give a speech on Wednesday, September 10 night in which he will outline his anti-IS strategy.

IS militants have taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq in recent months and have declared a "caliphate".

In the past month, IS militants have beheaded two US journalists in protest against American airstrikes on its forces in Iraq.

Obama's moves come as Secretary of State John Kerry goes to the Middle East in an effort to build up regional support for a coalition to combat IS. Kerry is travelling to Jordan and Saudi Arabia for talks with officials from 10 Arab states and Turkey.

Meanwhile the Saudi ambassador in London, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf, rejected suggestions that his government was supporting or funding IS.

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