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Mattis, Townsend, McGurk Brief Reporters in Iraq

  • Defense.gov
  • Aug. 22, 2017 | 17:13

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis; Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve; and Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, speak with reporters in Irbil, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2017.