New authorizations by Trump, needed to act on any of the proposals, would mean the US is expanding both its military strategy on fighting ISIS and signal the Trump White House is willing to take on increased military risk. Discussing ISIS on the campaign trail, Trump pledged to "bomb the s--t out of them." Trump will be briefed on efforts to capture or kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. One area of increased US military activity in the coming days that Trump has not yet had a role in is Afghanistan. These are likely to be the first intensified military operations of the Trump administration but have been long planned by the Pentagon, the official said.

Source: CNN January 17, 2017 17:26 UTC