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US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden listen as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a press conference to announce Hagel’s departure at the White House on November 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. (AFP)
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Saudi National Guard Minister Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz (L) and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (2nd L) at the Pentagon on November 21, 2014 in Arlington, US. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
Combatting ISIS requires ground forces: Saudi Prince Miteb
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group requires the deployment of ground forces, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz told reporters at the Pentagon, after meeting US...Caption:
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey (R) testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US policy toward Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by ISIS in Washington, September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
US general says cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq
Washington, Reuters—The most senior US military officer raised the possibility on Tuesday that American troops might need to take on a larger role in Iraq’s ground war against Islamic State militants, but the White House stressed they would not deploy on a...Caption:
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron during a North Atlantic Council meeting during the NATO Summit 2014 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales on September 5, 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)
US says forms ‘core coalition’ to counter Iraq militants
Newport, Reuters—The United States said on Friday it was forming a “core coalition” to battle Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq, calling for broad support from allies and partners but ruling out committing ground forces. President...Caption:
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (R) speaks during the opening session of a Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool)