For more than three years, the US resisted any kind of military intervention in Syria, opting instead to support opposition groups in the uprising against President Bashar al Assad.<br /> <br />But the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant saw a reversal in policy, as the group seized large parts of Syria and Iraq.<br /> <br />The US president summoned a “coalition of the willing” to carry out air strikes, contending that ISIL posed a significant global threat and branding it a 'network of death'.<br /> <br />And while military officials say the air campaign has stalled offensives in some areas, ISIL appears to be growing stronger in others.<br /> <br />Kurdish Peshmerga forces on the ground have also told Al-Jazeera they are critical of the strategy behind the air strikes, and say they are not getting the support they need.<br /> <br />So more than three months into the joint military operation what is going wrong?<br /> <br />Presenter: Mike Hanna<br /> <br />Guests<br /><br />James Denselow - research associate at the Foreign Policy Centre think-tank. <br /> <br />Ilter Turan - professor of political science at Istanbul Bilgi University.<br /> <br />Elias Hanna - military and security analyst and retired Lebanese Army General.<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe<br />Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish<br />Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera<br />Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com/
