The Islamic State (IS, ISIL or ISIS) has engulfed a large portion of Iraq’s Anbar province, consolidating control over a territory that stretches from the outskirts of Baghdad to the town of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border.
CBS correspondent Holly Williams said IS militants in Kobani are now using suicide bombers as they advance "street by street" toward the Turkish border while Turkish tanks stand idly by.
Despite assurances from Obama’s National Security Advisor Susan Rice that Turkey would allow the U.S. to use Turkish air bases to conduct operations against IS, the Turkish government directly contradicted Rice’s statement.
"Turkey's leaders claim that the U.S.-led strikes are actually strengthening the Syrian regime," Williams said. "And in return for Turkey’s help in the coalition against ISIS, they want the U.S. to set up a no-fly zone in northern Syria."
Rice’s embarrassing misstatement has put the U.S. in an awkward position to lead a 'coalition' against IS.