(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) The €U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the United States will ramp up attacks on Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq, with additional air strikes and even direct action on the ground.
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carter said he expects more actions like the one last week that freed dozens of captives but left an American commando dead in Iraq.
'We won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against Daesh, or conducting such missions directly, whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground,' Carter said.
'We expect to intensify our air campaign, including with additional US and coalition aircraft, to target Daesh with a higher and heavier rate of strikes,' he added.
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