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ISIS on Trajectory Toward Lasting Defeat, Defense Official Says
By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity
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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2017 — Despite a long road ahead for the U.S.-led coalition in its fight to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the enemy is being degraded by every measure and is on a trajectory to lasting defeat, a defense official told reporters on background today.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Beaver, a 737th Expeditionary Air Squadron crew chief, watches over a C-130 Hercules as it is refueled at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 8, 2017. The mission of the 737th is to deliver personnel and cargo downrange in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and its campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann
Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Beaver, a 737th Expeditionary Air Squadron crew chief, watches over a C-130 Hercules as it is refueled at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 8, 2017. The mission of the 737th is to deliver personnel and cargo downrange in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and its campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann
In Iraq, with eastern Mosul liberated and the fight to retake western Mosul ongoing, liberating the city from ISIS’ control is an important step in defeating the enemy, the official said. Without Mosul from which to recruit, train and plan attacks, and from which to project atrocities into Europe and the U.S. homeland, the coalition has seen ISIS’ flow of foreign fighters and external support diminish significantly, the official added.
By denying them unfettered access to Mosul, its population and Iraq’s natural gas and oil revenue, ISIS’s ability to raise money and sustain its forces has been systemically reduced, the official said.
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