Obama does not rule out air strikes against Iraq insurgents


  • World
  • Friday, 13 Jun 2014

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is not ruling out air strikes to assist the Iraqi government fight a growing radical Islamist insurgency, President Barack Obama said on Thursday, raising the possibility of the first American military intervention in Iraq since the end of the U.S.-led war.

Obama was asked whether Washington would consider drone strikes to combat violence that threatens to break up the country. "Iraq is going to need more help. It’s going to need more help from us, and it’s going to need more help from the international community," he said.

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