US hitting IS harder than ever, says Obama
- 8 years ago
More airstrikes were launched against the group in November than in any previous month, he said.
In recent weeks, the US-led coalition has killed a number of its leaders and attacked oil facilities it controlled.
Mr Obama has been seeking to reassure the public following an attack in California that killed 14 people.
The two suspects were a radicalised Muslim couple who struck weeks after the killing of 130 people by Islamist gunmen in Paris.
Around 9,000 air strikes had been launched against the group since the start of the campaign in the summer of 2014.
On Thursday he will visit the National Counterterrorism Center in Virginia, where he is also expected to speak.
The National Security Council held a rare outside-of-the-White House meeting at the Pentagon ahead of Mr Obama's remarks.
In recent weeks, the US-led coalition has killed a number of its leaders and attacked oil facilities it controlled.
Mr Obama has been seeking to reassure the public following an attack in California that killed 14 people.
The two suspects were a radicalised Muslim couple who struck weeks after the killing of 130 people by Islamist gunmen in Paris.
Around 9,000 air strikes had been launched against the group since the start of the campaign in the summer of 2014.
On Thursday he will visit the National Counterterrorism Center in Virginia, where he is also expected to speak.
The National Security Council held a rare outside-of-the-White House meeting at the Pentagon ahead of Mr Obama's remarks.