Iraq Militants Likely to Stand Strong Through U.S. Airstrikes

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The United States on Friday bombed Islamist militants in Iraq who had moved within striking distance of American personnel

But experts believe that it will take much more to dislodge the fighters of the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL.)

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The militants have led an astonishingly quick, brutal and highly public campaign, taking huge swaths of territory across Syria and northern Iraq. The fighters are battle-hardened from fighting Americans in Iraq and the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and experts predict they won't be awed by American airpower. Indeed, they may even welcome some U.S. intervention as it could boost their recruitment Read more...

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