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WASHINGTON DC, United States (UPDATED) – President Barack Obama made his first public comments on US and allied strikes on jihadists in Syria at 10 am (10 pm Manila time) on Tuesday, September 23, before heading to the United Nations to build support for the campaign.
Obama recalled his earlier statement of not allowing terrorists to “find safe haven anywhere.”
“That’s exactly what we’ve done,” he said from the Rose Garden of the White House.
Obama reiterated its coalition with Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and emphasized that the allied strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) make “it clear to world that this is not America’s fight alone” and show “governments in the Middle East are standing up against ISIL.”
He also said the United States is “proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nations.”
Obama vowed to “move forward with plans” and “ramp up” its efforts to stop opposition fighters, adding over 40 nations have offered to help.
“It must be clear to anyone who would plot against America and try to do Americans harm, we will not tolerate a safe havens for [those] who will treathen our people,” he said.
The president said he has received biparitisan support for their moves against ISIL, which sends “a powerful message to the world we will do what’s necessary to protect our country.”
Obama headed to New York after his speech for annual UN General Assembly meetings overtaken by the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
The president will chair a rare UN Security Council session under the gavel of a head of state, dedicated to the need to track foreign IS fighters with Western passports.
He will also join the largest gathering of world leaders ever to discuss climate change on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
The United States, supported by several Arab allies, launched strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front in the battle against the jihadist group.
Washington also struck the Khorasan Group extremist organization, which is made up of seasoned Al-Qaeda operatives and was, according to US officials, planning imminent attacks against US and Western forces. – Rappler.com with reports from Agence-France Presse
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