Middle East Policy and Combating ISIS
2015-06-17T10:03:09-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmU0XC8yMDE1MDYxNzEyNDE1ODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey testified on combating ISIS* and U.S. strategy in the Middle East. Secretary Carter told the committee that efforts to train Iraqi forces to fight ISIS had been slowed by a lack of recruits, with only 7,000 of the 24,000 expected by Fall 2015 having been trained thus far.
Committee Chair Mack Thornberry (R-TX) spoke briefly with reporters at the end of the hearing.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Committee Chair Mack Thornberry (R-TX) spoke briefly with reporters at the end of the hearing.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey testified on combating ISIS* and U.S. strategy in… read more
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey testified on combating ISIS* and U.S. strategy in the Middle East. Secretary Carter told the committee that efforts to train Iraqi forces to fight ISIS had been slowed by a lack of recruits, with only 7,000 of the 24,000 expected by Fall 2015 having been trained thus far.
Committee Chair Mack Thornberry (R-TX) spoke briefly with reporters at the end of the hearing.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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