U.S. airstrike on ISIS

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Posted on September 23, 2014

U.S. airstrike on ISIS

On Tuesday, September 23 President of the United States Barack Obama made a statement that airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria was “not America’s fight alone,” as he admitted that its success was due to a coalition of Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute on Genocide and Human Rights Studies, and Henri Habib, distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science, can weigh in on the airstrike and whether the U.S. should expect retaliation.

Kyle Matthews – Senior deputy director, MIGS
Kyle.Matthews@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 5729
Interviews in English and French
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Henri Habib – Distinguished professor emeritus, Department of Political Science
Henri.Habib@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 2122
613-298-9505
Interviews in English and French