Obama, Abadi to map 'long, long' fight against Islamic State

President Barack Obama will huddle with Iraq's prime minister at the White House on Tuesday to plot crucial next steps in what US officials admit will be a long fight to defeat the Islamic State. Obama will host Haider al-Abadi and try to forge a strategy to snatch back swaths of territory lost to jihadist fighters, after Iraqi forces' tough victory in Tikrit. It was also a reality check for those who hoped that Baghdad was poised to seize back territory relinquished in northern and ce