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Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby briefs the press at the Pentagon, Nov. 20, 2014. Kirby offered updates on the U.S. involvement in curbing the Ebola crisis in Africa and the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIL.

KIRBY BRIEFING

Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby briefs the press at the Pentagon, Nov. 20, 2014. Kirby offered updates on the U.S. involvement in curbing the Ebola crisis in Africa and the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIL.

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