US Says It Could Take Years To Rein In ISIL -- Al Jazeera
Despite serious damage inflicted on armed group, defeating them still a long way off, says US Secretry of State Kerry.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned it will take years for a US-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as Washington said arch-foe Iran had launched its first air strikes against the fighters.
Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels during the first high-level talks of a coalition of 60 nations fighting ISIL, Kerry said that strikes against the fighters were having a "significant" impact and vowed that they would stay the course.
"Our commitment will most likely be measured in years," he said, adding: "Our efforts are already having a significant impact."
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 3, 2014
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If the U.S. military is expanding in Iraq, why isn’t it embedding journalists? -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post
NATO, Afghanistan launch post-combat mission -- Stars and Stripes
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Rising Gripen Sales Show Global Need For Light Fighter Aircraft -- Defense World
Japan’s forces going amphibious, but no decision on the vehicles yet -- Stars and Stripes
Iran’s Mirage Fighters Equipped with Homegrown Cruise Missiles -- Tasnim
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Army's return to full-spectrum training hampered by budget cuts -- Stars and Stripes
Lawmakers Aim to End RD-180 Use by 2019 -- Defense News
The military is trying to make soldiers stronger, smarter, and more amphibious -- VOX
House, Senate panels release text of 2015 defense bill -- The Hill
Experts: Pentagon strategy and budget inadequate -- Jon Harper, Stars and Stripes
U.S. Congress passes bill to boost prevention of nuclear attack -- The Hill
WH hints Obama won’t veto defense bill over Guantanamo -- The Hill
New defense secretary would inherit old tensions -- Washington Post
Pentagon Won’t Confirm Ashton Carter is Next Defense Secretary -- DoD Buzz
What Kind of Pentagon Chief Does Obama Need? -- New York Times
Gillibrand Seeks Another Vote on Military’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases -- NYT
Examining the U.S. military’s long, weird ‘Star Wars’ fascination -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post
Pearl Harbor veterans gather for last meeting of USS Arizona survivors -- The Guardian
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