Barack Obama has used a primetime speech on American television to lay out his strategy for dealing with the Sunni terror group the Islamic State.
Speaking from the White House, the US President said Washington would lead a broad coalition to roll back the threat, using air power and partner forces on the ground to take out IS militants 'wherever they exist' - implying that American action will be expanded to include Syria.
IN: So tonight, with...
OUT: ...no safe haven
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The President also said there would be more support for local Iraqi forces battling the terrorist group:
IN: In June I...
OUT: ...intelligence and equipment
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But Mr. Obama stressed that the renewed American involvement in Iraq and Syria is not the same as beginning another American ground war in the region.
IN: But I want...
OUT: ...Somalia for years
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President Obama ended his speech with a rallying call to Americans to help make the world a better place:
IN: America, our endless...
OUT: ...that leadership forward
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