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Samantha Power added that the United States has a legal basis for strikes, if the president so decides
NEW YORK, 21 September. Washington does not require the consent of the UN Security Council for the application of air strikes on militant positions of the terrorist group the Islamic State (IG) in Syria. With this statement made by the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Samantha Power.
“The Iraqis have appealed to the international community to protect them from the Islamic State, acting both in Iraq and in other countries. By this we mean, of course, Syria. We believe that we have, in accordance with the UN Charter is the legal basis (for application strokes), if the president so decides, “- said in an interview with broadcaster Power ABC.
Obama’s strategy
Recently, President Barack Obama approved a strategy to fight militants of the Islamic State, providing air strikes on their positions in Iraq and Syria, sending to Iraq for about 500 American military advisors and training units of so-called moderate Syrian opposition.
On Friday, Obama signed a law that would allow his country to arm and train members of the “moderate Syrian opposition”, in particular the Syrian Free Army to fight the extremists of the Islamic State. In this case, the document does not provide for sending combat troops of the American armed forces. Moreover, American instructors will train soldiers not in Syria and in neighboring countries. It allocates $ 500 million. Earlier media reported that the United States is considering the possibility of a Syrian rebel bases in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Turkey.
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