The main developments in the war against the jihadist Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq since August 2014: International coalition On August 8, 2014, US jets strike IS positions in northern Iraq in response to an appeal from Baghdad, in the first American military operation in the country since troops withdrew in late 2011. In September, US President Barack Obama vows to build "a broad, international coalition" to defeat IS. On September 23, the US and its Arab allies launch air strikes against IS in Syria. IS driven out of Kobane...
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