Defense Department Daily Briefing

Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and took their questions on a variety of military topics including recent airstrikes against ISIL*… read more

Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and took their questions on a variety of military topics including recent airstrikes against ISIL* targets in Iraq and Syria. He said that the U.S. and its coalition partners had conducted nearly 310 strikes so far, with over 230 in Iraq and 76 in Syria. Other topics included the bilateral security agreement in Afghanistan and troops being sent to Africa to combat the Ebola outbreak.

*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close

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Defense Department Daily Briefing

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Program ID:
321789-1
Category:
News Conference
Format:
News Briefing
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Sep 30, 2014 | 2:04pm EDT | C-SPAN.org

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  • Sep 30, 2014 | 3:30pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Oct 01, 2014 | 4:25am EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
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