‘ISIS to outlast Obama’s presidency’: Military campaign to destroy terror group could take years, senior U.S. officials warn

A campaign aimed at destroying the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq could outlast Barack Obama’s presidency, senior officials have warned.

It comes as it was revealed that a three-step strategy is being planned in a bid to overthrow the militants in a campaign that could last up to three years.

The first step is already underway and has involved dozens of airstrikes in the past month as part of moves to protect U.S. personnel and ethnic minorities and halting ISIS progress in parts of western and northern Iraq.

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