Fighting ISIL
Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses efforts to accelerate the counter-ISIL operation in Iraq and Syria during a meeting he hosted in Brussels, Feb. 11, 2016. During his trip, Carter also attended a NATO defense ministers meeting. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
US Department of Defense: Carter: Counter-ISIL Defense Ministers Unanimously Support Objectives
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2016 — After meeting in Brussels today with defense ministers whose nations participate in the U.S.-led coalition to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said his counterparts unanimously support the campaign plan’s objectives.
During the first-of-its-kind meeting, held at NATO headquarters, the coalition defense leaders discussed the new, accelerated counter-ISIL plan that President Barack Obama recently approved, stepping up the mission to hasten defeat of the terrorist organization.
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