July 7, 2015

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey testified on U.S. strategy in combating ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria. A broad range of topics was covered, including ongoing coalition efforts in Iraq and Syria; the Obama administration’s policy toward the Abadi and Assad governments; the U.S. military-led Train and Equip program in Syria; regional ramifications of ongoing counter-ISIS efforts; and the Defense Department budgeting process. * The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey testified on U.S. strategy in combating ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria. A broad range of topics was covered, including ongoing coalition efforts in Iraq and Syria; the Obama administration’s policy toward the Abadi and Assad governments; the U.S. military-led Train and Equip program in Syria; regional ramifications of ongoing counter-ISIS efforts; and the Defense Department budgeting process.

* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close