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Army Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, describes the airstrikes U.S. and coalition forces conducted on ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 23, 2014.

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Army Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, describes the airstrikes U.S. and coalition forces conducted on ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 23, 2014.

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