House authorizers call for Carter to submit overdue ISIL strategy

By Jordana Mishory / March 24, 2016 at 10:48 AM
House authorizers are pushing for the Pentagon to submit an overdue strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. On March 22 -- the same day as a deadly terrorist attack in Brussels for which ISIL, also referred to as ISIS or Daesh, claimed credit -- House Armed Services Committee members repeatedly called for Defense Secretary Ash Carter to send a report detailing the strategy. "The administration's budget request asked for more money to fight ISIS in...

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