Militants from the al Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) removing part of the soil barrier on the Iraq-Syria borders and moving through it / AP. BY: Adam Kredo Follow @Kredo0 September 10, 2014 2:25
Militants from the al Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) removing part of the soil barrier on the Iraq-Syria borders and moving through it / AP. BY: Adam Kredo Follow @Kredo0 September 10, 2014 2:25
"Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy. "But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The United States' top counterterrorism official warned that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) is stealing some $1 million dollars a day to fund its operations and could have the ability to convince its American
6:05 PM PT: President Obama, noting that ISIL calls itself "The Islamic State," says: "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not “Islamic”" and "It is not a state." Instead, "ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple." He says