Obama says US is leading the world in Islamic State fight

US President Obama on Saturday made the case that America is at the forefront in confronting all major global challenges, offering incomparable leadership on everything from the fight against Islamist terrorists to climate change, The Washington Times reports on Saturday.

Days after returning from a United Nations summit in New York City, Obama said the U.S. not only is leading the fight against the terrorist group the Islamic State — also known as ISIS or ISIL — but has marshaled international allies to push back against Russian aggression in Ukraine while at the same time spearheading the effort to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic in Africa, which has claimed about 3,000 lives.

“America is leading the world in the fight to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. On Monday, our brave men and women in uniform began air strikes against ISIL targets in Syria. And they weren’t alone. I made it clear that America would act as part of a broad coalition, and we were joined in this action by friends and partners, including Arab nations,” President Obama said in his weekly address.

 “America is leading the effort to rally the world against Russian aggression in Ukraine. Along with our allies, we will support the people of Ukraine as they develop their democracy and economy. And this week, I called upon even more nations to join us on the right side of history,” the US president said.