"A Small But Significant Military Defeat For The Islamic..." Topic

…State in Ira1.

"The U.S. military carried out airstrikes on Islamic State militants near the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli on Saturday night, boosting morale for thousands of residents who have been trapped inside for two months, Iraqi officials and the Pentagon said.

The assault, which came alongside a coordinated humanitarian aid drop, marks the second time this month that the United States has intervened militarily in Iraq to prevent an Islamic State attack on thousands of trapped civilians.

Iraqi state media said Sunday afternoon that government forces had broken the siege. Kurdish pesh merga fighters also battling the militants near Amerli and reached by telephone confirmed that Iraqi army forces aided by Shiite militias had entered the town. But Kurdish forces continued to fight the jihadists in surrounding villages, they said…"

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Every win … small or otherwise is good/positive …

Agree.

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Coalition against ISIS starting to form.

"A senior White House official on Thursday signaled the United States is already gathering support from countries in the Middle East for a united front against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

"Countries that don't have a lot in common and countries that don't always cooperate with us are starting to stand up," White House deputy national security adviser Tony Blinken said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Blinken was asked whether countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia are expected to join the coalition the Obama administration is building…"
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