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President Says Arab Nations Aid Strikes on ISIS in Syria
President Obama hailed the American-led coalition that conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria.
In Mideast, Support for ISIS Strikes Vies With Distrust of U.S.NYT Now
Looming over the new campaign are memories of recent American-led interventions in Libya and Iraq, which ultimately led to new waves of instability.
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U.S. Legal Basis for Attacks in Syria: Defense of IraqNYT Now
The airstrikes were carried out without the permission of the Syrian government or the United Nations Security Council.
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