He launched airstrikes or military raids in at least seven countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan. In January 2014, Obama mocked the emergence of Islamic State in Syria as a minor threat compared with Al Qaeda. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Yet Islamic State still controls large parts of both countries. Coalition forces assemble at the Qayyarah Airfield West in Iraq in November to retake Mosul from Islamic State. The tally did not include the wars in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 13, 2017 11:03 UTC