Smoke and flames billow following an explosion in the Syrian town of Kobani, October 22, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/STRINGER)
US Struggles To Turn The Tide In War Against IS -- Dan De Luce, Times of Israel
Though coalition strikes have kept jihadists from overrunning Kurds in Kobani, no counter-offensive is in sight
Washington, United States (AFP) — After more than two months of air strikes, a US-led coalition has prevented the fall of a northern Syrian town to Islamic State jihadists but is still struggling to halt the group’s advances on other fronts, experts say.
Since the air war on the IS militants began on August 8, the United States and its allies have few concrete successes to point to as the IS group has continued to roll ahead in western Iraq and tighten its grip elsewhere.
But US officials insist it is too early to draw conclusions, and that a methodical effort will eventually bear fruit, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces build in strength.
“We’re in the first couple of minutes of the ball game,” said one senior officer at US Central Command, which oversees the air campaign.
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My Comment: Washington knows what needs to be done in the war against the Islamic State .... but there is no political will to get involved to the level that is necessary to stop and push back the Islamic State.
Update: The Imploding U.S Strategy in the Islamic State War? -- Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS
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