Counter-Islamic State Coalition Assembles Near DC

Defense ministers from more than 30 countries are joining Defense Secretary Ash Carter outside Washington to plan the next steps in the war against the Islamic State. Officials say Carter will use Wednesday's meeting at Joint Base Andrews to determine strategies to accelerate the campaign in Iraq and Syria, especially now that the Iraqis are setting up their push to retake Mosul, the largest Iraqi city controlled by the terror group. "We’re now at a point where we want to...

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