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Turkey, however, did not sign the joint statement, signaling its unwillingness to participate directly in the fight against Islamic State.

Australia has repeatedly raised the alarm about the number of its citizens believed to be fighting with Islamic groups in the Middle East.

"The president’s made clear that he doesn’t want boots on the ground, well somebody’s boots have to be on the ground,” House Speaker John Boehner said.

A CIA assessment said the number of fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria could be as high as 31,500.

In an interview with CNN, Secretary of State John Kerry said the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria was not a war.

Multiple Mideast powers with their own agendas make forging a coalition difficult.

After President Obama vowed to destroy ISIS in Syria, speculation mounts over how the U.S. and it allies will accomplish that goal.

The White House has removed more than 2.1 million immigrants since President Barack Obama took office in 2009.

Israel "fully supports" Obama's strategy, while Turkey said it will only participate in humanitarian missions in the campaign against ISIS.

The gap between Republicans and Democrats on terrorism has widened to an all-time high.

The Syrian National Coalition wants to take on both ISIS and Bashar Assad, but that's not Obama's strategy.

More attention is being paid now to terrorist threats, but America's wars are also breeding more extremists.

President Obama announced his strategy for a broader coalition to combat ISIS but failed to address how this will affect the Assad regime.

President Obama announced his strategy to destroy ISIS: airstrikes, an international coalition, but no US combat boots on the ground.

In his prime-time address, President Obama maps out plans to wipe out Islamic State through "relentless effort."

In the past two weeks, the U.S. has flown surveillance flights over Syria to gather intelligence about ISIS’s bases and movements.

President Obama will tell Americans -- and the world -- what he plans to do about the Islamic State, Wednesday at 9 p.m. EDT.

The president also plans to ask Congress for more money to fund and train the moderate opposition in Syria, a source says.

U.S. officials have said the administration's goal is to "degrade and destroy" ISIS. What does that actually mean?

The president reportedly is prepared to authorize airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, without approval from Congress.

The president is expected to make the case that a coalition of forces and targeted airstrikes can defeat ISIS.