25,000-30,000 foreigners fighting for ISIS - Russian dep. Defense minister:
Russia's Air Forces are striking only confirmed terrorist targets, such as Islamic State militants and are not after the so-called 'moderate' Syrian rebels, Russia's deputy defense minister said, revealing that ISIS employs up to 30,000 foreign extremists. Ref. Source 5s
Obama: ISIL threat cannot be tolerated
At a joint news conference at the White House on Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande, President Obama said the threat posed by the Islamic State "cannot be tolerated" And "it must be destroyed." Obama and Hollande are discussing counter-terrorism strategy Tuesday as Hollande tries to build a new international coalition to defeat the Islamic State. Ref. USAToday