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Barack Obama Reiterates, Barbaric ISIL Is a Threat to World Peace

[Washington D C]Barack Obama Reiterates,barbaric ISIL Is a Threat to World Peace
American President Barack Obama Joined International Military Leaders and Discussed Coalition Efforts Against ISIL
President Obama met with more than 20 foreign chiefs of defense for this burning cause
President Obama participates in this meeting hosted by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with more than 20 foreign chiefs of defense to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against New Terrorist Group ISIL.
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander, U.S. Central Command also participated in the meeting at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Oct. 14, 2014.
President Obama traveled to Joint Base Andrews, just outside of Washington, D.C., to attend this meeting
At the meeting, leaders discussed the progress in the coalition’s efforts to date. In his remarks after the meeting with DoD leaders, the President said that destroying ISIL “remains a difficult mission,” and made clear that it won’t happen overnight.
“The good news,” he said, “is that there is a broad-based consensus not just in the region but among nations of the world that ISIL is a threat to world peace, security and order, that their barbaric behavior has to be dealt with.”
60 partners and nations have joined the coalition to combat ISIL. Allies are contributing in a number of ways, including:
Flying sorties (combat missions by individual aircraft) in support of coalition airstrikes — nine countries have flown sorties so far, including five Arab partners in Syria
Sending arms and assistance to Iraqi security forces and the Syrian opposition and sharing intelligence
Providing billions of dollars in humanitarian aid for the victims of conflict in the region
This meeting follows two additional meetings President Obama had at the Pentagon last Wednesday — one with Defense Department leadership on ISIL+ Ebola, global security+ defense budget+follow-up meeting with the National Security Council on the implementation of the U.S. strategy to counter ISIL.