Military Operations and Islamic State

Islamic State: The strikes represented a broadening of the U.S. campaign against the Islamic State militants, moving the military operations closer to the border of Syria, where the group also has been operating. , according to CBC. At the same time, however, Hagel rejected the suggestion that the Haditha strikes opened up a new front in the war against the Islamic State group or that it represented an escalation of the U.S. military operations. Obama to lay out strategy The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the vital dam. Canadian special ops soldiers to be part of anti-team in Iraq How sows 'global panic,' and other facts about the jihadist group in Iraq: What Canada could offer if the West decides on military action Speaking in Georgia where he meeting with government and defence officials, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that if the dam were to fall into the militant hands "or if that dam would be destroyed, the damage that that would cause would be very significant and it would put a significant additional and big risk into the mix in Iraq" including U.S. interests there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.