This is real money. You are the most important part of the show. Tell me whats on your mind by sweeting me at ali velshi or hit me up at facebook. Com ali velshi. 13 years after alqaeda attacked america and after a decade of wars in iraq and afghanistan the Islamic State group has forced president obama to rally support from allies, congress, and the American People to destroy a group of brutal militants who have gained control over large parts of iraq and syria. The u. S. Will lead what the pentagon is now saying is a Broad Coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Thats a quote. The president said this will involve, a comprehensive and sustained strategy. He said it wont involve American Forces on the ground but instead will rely on a, quote, steady relentless effort to take out isil wherever they exist using our air power and our support for Partner Forces on the ground, end quote. And part of the strategy will involve cutting off the groups access to money. Tonight the United S
Attacked america and after a decade of wars in iraq and afghanistan the Islamic State group has forced president obama to rally support from allies, congress, and the American People to destroy a group of brutal militants who have gained control over large parts of iraq and syria. The u. S. Will lead what the pentagon is now saying is a Broad Coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Thats a quote. The president said this will involve, a comprehensive and sustained strategy. He said it wont involve American Forces on the ground but instead will rely on a, quote, steady relentless effort to take out isil wherever they exist using our air power and our support for Partner Forces on the ground, end quote. And part of the strategy will involve cutting off the groups access to money. Tonight the United States is intensifying its efforts to undermine the groups finances through sanctions through Islamic State officials and finance eers and it will interrupt other sources of funding. How
Security. Why share the workload is key to the fight, and why this show of firepower is the first step. Well report from the region and here in washington on the president s decision to strike against i. S. I. L. , and other terror targets, and whats next. Well follow the days other news on america tonight. [ music ] and good evening, thanks for joining us, im lidya chetkurui. For the president , it is a pivotal move and mights one the mept Christopher Gibson and mission, one the pent Christopher Gibson says could take years. The military conducted air strikes against i. S. I. L. Target in syria and iraq. Dozens were hit, 70 i. S. I. L. Fighters killed, along with 50 members of the Al Qaedaaffiliated group al nusra. In which the leader was reported to be killed. President obama emphasised the United States is not acting alone, five strikes joining in, saudi arabia, qatar, bahrain, jordan, and the united arab emirates. The u. S. Toma hawks struck agens a target the president said was cl
The taliban fighters, theyre running towards the base now. Theyre trying to raid the base. Over several days, we gained extraordinary access to a group of selfproclaimed taliban fighters. And the mortars are landing in the areas where we are. It was an insight, in part at least, into what the war in afghanistan looks like from the other side. The fighter jet is still in the air circling looking for a target. Kabul, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. If nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. In secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a fullblown civil war. Since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. They now dominate large parts of the country. But approximately only one hours drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. And in logar theres still a war going on. I wanted to see what the war looked
Forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. We know the Free Syrian Army cannot take on i. S. I. L. The moderate opposition in syria has, in fact, been fighting i. S. I. L. They require our support. Americans could be fighting on the ground. Used in specific operations. If we reached a point where we believed advisors should accompany troops, ill recommend it to the president. Men and women are sitting, waiting to die. We are sending 3,000 personnel. We are prepared to mobilize the world in ways that only america can do. Delaying executive action on immigration date day. The president is willing to take on heat. The president has broken his promise to the latino community. Yam. The artificial zero calorie sweet nears. The house voted 273 to 156 wednesday to give the Obama Administration authority to spend as much as half a billion to train and arm moderate Syrian Rebels in the war in ilyour. The bipartisan vote massed doubts that the moderate opposition could see. Doubts that surfac