More than 40 countries will assist the U.S. in defeating ISIS, President Obama announced Thursday in a special national address. Mr Obama's speech follows the approval by Congress today, to arm Syrian rebels in the fight against the terrorist network. The president again insisted that no American troops will be sent back to Iraq to fight on the ground. Instead the U.S. will continue air strikes against ISIS, with new help from French allies. He said the country would not be bullied by the terrorist group, who have filmed the gruesome beheadings of two American journalists. 'Americans are united in confronting the threat from ISIL,' President Obama said from the White House. 'As Americans, we do not give in to fear.'
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President Obama held a press conference on Thursday, after Congress voted to arm rebels in Syria to fight ISIS
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The president said again that no U.S. troops will fight on the ground
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France will aid American military in continuing airstrikes in Iraq
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More than 40 countries will join the U.S. in working to 'degrade and destroy' the Islamic State, including several Arab countries, the president said
If @placeholder signs it into law as expected, the authority to train and arm the rebels would expire on December 11.