Obama Regroups With Allies as Airstrikes Fail to Stop Gains by Islamist Terrorists

Bloomberg: President Barack Obama will try to shore up a coalition against Islamic State forces today as airstrikes have failed to stop the extremist Sunni group from gaining territory in Iraq and Syria.

With questions growing about a plan that lacks effective ground forces, Obama and the top U.S. military officer will meet with defense ministers from more than 20 allied countries to bolster support for a strategy that even former administration officials say is foundering.

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