War on terror

Baghdad has not requested foreign ground forces to battle ISIS militants, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafaari said Thursday after Barack Obama called for military operations that stop short of a full-scale invasion.

The U.S. president said Wednesday he would not flinch from sending U.S. special forces to kill ISIS leaders, as he urged Congress for authority to take the fight to the extremists beyond their current footholds in Syria and Iraq if necessary.

In Sydney, the Iraqi minister said ground forces were not part of his government's plan.

Iraq says it has not asked for U.S. ground forces