US mulling over new strategies to fight ISIS

London: United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that he will talk with his commanders in the coming days to identify new ways the US can intensify the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, which including more airstrikes and cyber attacks.

According to the Guardian, Carter expressed confidence that the White House will approve recommendations, saying nothing he has asked President Barack Obama for yet in the conflicts has been turned down.

The Pentagon announced yesterday that, air strikes by the US and its allies on Friday hit 15 ISIS targets in Iraq and three in Syria.

Carter has said that Obama and other US leaders will encourage other Gulf nations to contribute economically to the effort to rebuild Iraq once Isis is defeated.