On September 26, 2014 the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave opening remarks at a news conference about the US offensive war against ISIL. “Good afternoon. As you all know, this has been an important week in our campaign against ISIL. So, let me make a few comments about that campaign and what’s been going […]
General Mayville: “Last night’s strikes were organized in waves”
Department of Defense Press Briefing on Operations in Syria by Lt. Gen. Mayville in the Pentagon Briefing Room held on September 23, 2014 Presenters: Lieutenant General William Mayville, director of Operations J3 and Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Good morning, everybody As you all know, last night and early […]
“ISIL adept at deploying technology and social media to increase its global profile and attract tens of thousands of fighters”, says Hagel
On September 16, 2014 Secretary Chuck Hagel gave the following speech before the Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Syria, and ISIL. The Islamic State (IS; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية ad-Dawlah l-ʾIslāmiyyah), previously calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; /ˈaɪsəl/) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS; /ˈaɪsɪs/; Arabic: الدولة […]
ISIL terrorists have “slaughtered thousands of innocent civilians”, said Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
On September 16, 2014 Secretary Chuck Hagel gave the following speech before the Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Syria, and ISIL. The Islamic State (IS; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية ad-Dawlah l-ʾIslāmiyyah), previously calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; /ˈaɪsəl/) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS; /ˈaɪsɪs/; Arabic: الدولة […]
“ISIL has employed a violent combination of terrorists, insurgent and conventional military tactics”, says Hagel
On September 16, 2014 Secretary Chuck Hagel gave the following speech before the Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Syria, and ISIL. The Islamic State (IS; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية ad-Dawlah l-ʾIslāmiyyah), previously calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; /ˈaɪsəl/) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS; /ˈaɪsɪs/; Arabic: الدولة […]
“ISIL poses a real threat to all countries in the Middle East, our European allies and to America”, says Hagel
On September 16, 2014 Secretary Chuck Hagel gave the following speech before the Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Syria, and ISIL. The Islamic State (IS; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية ad-Dawlah l-ʾIslāmiyyah), previously calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; /ˈaɪsəl/) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS; /ˈaɪsɪs/; Arabic: الدولة […]