Barack Obama's announcement last night about the war against the Islamic State (Isis) – which he prefers to call Isil – was filled with euphemisms, questionable statements, caveats, omissions and even the occasional truth. Here's an annotated version of the speech to serve as a guide to the fine print
Battling the jihadis in Syria without giving aid to Bashar al-Assad's regime will be a hugely complicated undertaking, writes Martin Chulov
President Barack Obama takes to prime-time television in the US to explain why the military will attack the Islamic State network inside Syria
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US president Barack Obama meets Congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Tuesday, including House of Representatives speaker John Boehner
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