“As American intelligence agencies grapple with the expansion of the Islamic State beyond its headquarters in Syria, the Pentagon has proposed a new plan to the White House to build up a string of military bases in Africa, Southwest Asia and the Middle East.”

“The bases could be used for collecting intelligence and carrying out strikes against the terrorist group’s far-flung affiliates.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/11/us/politics/pentagon-seeks-string-of-overseas-bases-to-contain-isis.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0