Trump signs three more executive actions

Nikita Valdimirov and Mallory Shelbourne, thehill.com

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[Trump's] third directive signed Saturday was a memorandum giving military leaders 30 days to construct and present a report outlining the U.S. strategy for defeating ISIS.

"This is the plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "I think it's going to be very successful."

His memorandum calls for a "comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS," stating that "there can be no accommodation or negotiation" with the group.

The directive recommends "changes to any United States rules of engagement" and other policy restrictions, an exploration of alternative strategies to "isolate and delegitimize ISIS and its radical Islamist ideology," a strengthening of the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition and an exploration of methods to limit the group's financial support.

It's unclear how exactly the plan would depart from past approaches to the group. Saturday's document mentioned public diplomacy, information operations and cyber strategies as alternative approaches for combating ISIS.

It's unclear how exactly the plan would depart from past approaches to the group. Saturday's document mentioned public diplomacy, information operations and cyber strategies as alternative approaches for combating ISIS. ...