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Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby updates reporters on the role the United States is playing in helping Syria battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during a briefing at the Pentagon, Nov. 4, 2014.

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Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby updates reporters on the role the United States is playing in helping Syria battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during a briefing at the Pentagon, Nov. 4, 2014.

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