11 September 2014 Last updated at 00:22

As it happened: Obama addresses nation on fight against IS

Key Points

  • President Obama has offered a broad case for military action against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq
  • He said the US and its coalition partners would provide assistance to the Syrian opposition and the Iraq security forces
  • An additional 475 US troops will go to Iraq, but will not engage in fighting themselves

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Reporters: Daniel Nasaw, Taylor Kate Brown, Tom Geoghegan and Dhruti Shah

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