Pentagon weighing 'new' strategies against Daesh
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Pentagon is considering a set of new strategies to intensify attacks against the Daesh (ISIL) Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
Speaking to reporters at the Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Carter said cyber attacks and more American troops on the ground to fight Daesh are among the new ways he will talk about with his commanders.
Carter said the United States wants to do more in the fight and is "only limited by our own ingenuity" and ideas.
The Pentagon chief said the US may also consider shifting the nature of its war against the terrorists. He also claimed that as intelligence on the ground improves, the US military could target the terrorists more rapidly.
"As we've learned more and are more on top of the enemy, you can do more dynamic targeting," Carter said.
US officials say Daesh is losing the battle to forces arrayed against it from many sides in Iraq and Syria.
Currently there are dozens of US special operations forces in Syria, who are working closely with a collection of various armed groups that are trying to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Reports say the US military has also resumed a highly-criticized program to train new groups of militants in Syria.
The US-led coalition has been pounding purported Daesh positions inside Iraq and Syria over the recent past. However, they have done little to stop the terrorists' advances in parts of Syria.
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