The White House has decided that the Islamic State is now a major threat to the region and will expand its troops on the ground to 1,700, as full-scale war becomes almost inevitable.
The US has confirmed that video showing the killing of reporter Steven Sotloff is authentic, but said they will not be intimidated by the barbarism for the militant group.
US President Barack Obama has signed a bill to grant Israel an additional $225 million (£133 million) for their Iron Dome missile defence system.
The US human rights policy is officially bankrupt, but now is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn things around and reform US standing on the global sphere
The US has sent a team of “experts” to help Nigeria safely recover more than 200 schoolgirls that were abducted last month by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.