Presidential News Conference on Combating ISIS
* 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.
President Obama held a news conference at the Pentagon following a meeting with his National Security Council on U.S. efforts to combat… read more
President Obama held a news conference at the Pentagon following a meeting with his National Security Council on U.S. efforts to combat ISIS.* During his remarks, he also rejected claims that a $400 million cash payment to Iran in January 2016 was a ransom.
* 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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