Defense Department Daily Briefing
2014-06-13T13:10:19-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTQ5XC8yMDE0MDYxMzEzMTExMzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on escalating violence in Iraq. He said he was “disappointed” in the response of certain units of the Iraqi security forces and discussed possible U.S. military assistance. He also said the Pentagon was monitoring the situation in Iraq and preparing options for the president to consider. In June 2014, the militant group ISIS* had seized several cities in northern and western Iraq.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on escalating violence in Iraq. He said he was “disappointed” in the re… read more
Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on escalating violence in Iraq. He said he was “disappointed” in the response of certain units of the Iraqi security forces and discussed possible U.S. military assistance. He also said the Pentagon was monitoring the situation in Iraq and preparing options for the president to consider. In June 2014, the militant group ISIS* had seized several cities in northern and western Iraq.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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