article_snippet.sent: It comes as northern Iraq's prime minister said Iraq's prime minister country needs greater support from the international coalition so it can 'finish' the Islamic State.
article_snippet.sent: Haider al-Abadi said the 'marked increase' in airstrikes, weapons deliveries and training has helped roll back the extremists, but that more is required to eliminate the group once and for all. '
article_snippet.sent: We want to see more,' Haider al-Abadi told journalists yesterday as Haider al-Abadi boarded a flight to Washington where Haider al-Abadi will meet with Barack Obama as part of Haider al-Abadi first official visit to the U.S. as prime minister. '
article_snippet.sent: We can finish Daesh... and We can stop their advance in other countries,' Haider al-Abadi added, using the group's Arabic acronym.
article_snippet.sent: We are the only country with armed forces on the ground fighting Daesh.
article_snippet.sent: We need all the support of the world.'
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. and U.S. coalition allies have carried out nearly 2,000 strikes in Iraq since U.S. campaign began in August - as well as nearly 1,400 in neighboring Syria.
article_snippet.sent: American officials say its campaign has been somewhat successful, though its campaign is likely to stretch on for years.
article_snippet.sent: In November, Barack Obama authorised the deployment of up to 1,500 more American troops to bolster Iraqi forces, which could more than double the total number of U.S. forces to 3,100.
article_snippet.sent: The Pentagon has made a spending request to Congress of $1.6 billion, focusing on training and arming Iraqi and Kurdish forces.