Carter highlights momentum in ISIL fight

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Carter highlights momentum in ISIL fight

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Feb. 29, 2016. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen)

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Tags: Momentum is on the side of the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday, noting significant gains in Iraq and Syria.

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