Obama: No ground troops in IS fight

President Barack Obama declared that the US-led military coalition will succeed in destroying the Islamic State group, as he asked Congress for fresh war powers.

Speaking at the White House, he said the draft authorisation he sent Congress earlier in the day does not call for the deployment of ground forces. He said that would not be necessary to fight IS, also known as Isis or Isil, although he left open the possibility that he could deploy special forces in limited circumstances.