The Manila Times

IS ranks pared to lowest level since 2014

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WASHINGTON: The Islamic State group’s ranks have been pared back by internatio­nal and local military action in Iraq and Syria to their lowest level since Washington began said Tuesday.

The comments from deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken came one day before President Barack Obama was due to convene his national security team at CIA headquarte­rs to take stock of the

40 percent of the territory that Dae-

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- ers back from the cities of Tikrit and Ramadi and taken territory in -

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“The president has asked them to how it is possible to reinforce those House spokesman Josh Earnest told

When asked about a possible announceme­nts were on the hori

president to make decisions in the

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But the actual number is likely

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