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U.S. says over 10,000 I.S. militants killed in 9-month campaign

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More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed since the international coalition started its campaign against the militant group nine months ago in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Speaking after the coalition met in Paris, he said there had been a great deal of progress in the fight against Islamic State but that the group remained resilient and capable of taking the initiative.

“We have seen a lot of losses within Daesh since the start of this campaign, more than 10,000,” Blinken said on France Inter radio, using a mildly derogatory term for Islamic State. “It will end up having an impact.”

 On Tuesday, Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes on Islamic State fighters backed Iraq’s plan for retaking territory after being accused by the Iraqi premier of not doing enough to help Baghdad push back the insurgents.

“At the start of this campaign (we) said it would take time,” he said. “We have conceived a three-year plan and we’re nine months into it.”

REUTERS

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7 responses to “U.S. says over 10,000 I.S. militants killed in 9-month campaign”

  1. vs Avatar
    vs

    “Islamic State” banned residents of territories under its control to engage in breeding pigeons.

    “Pigeons genitals flying in the sky insult Islam”. Those who breed pigeons undergo a public flogging.
    Reports of punishment for breeding pigeons appeared before. A few months ago in eastern Iraq on this charge were arrested 15 teenagers. Three of them were shot.

    Jihadists use harsh measures to those whose lifestyle does not fit their vision of Islam. At the end of April on the territories controlled by the IS was banned sales of products of the company Nike. Its name recalls the name of tabooed sexual intercourse

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Pigeon genitals … really …. I guess Pigeon Pie is out. Fatwah’s against all flying birds must be in effect. Check with various El Supremo’s first, of course – Nature is a tricky thing to handle.
      Chicken genitals dragging on the ground is OK I guess – even if dragged through old blood.

  2. vs Avatar
    vs

    “Islamic State” closed the gates of the dam on the Euphrates River, leaving the southern provinces of Iraq without fresh water http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3107863/IS-closes-Iraq-dam-gates-sparking-humanitarian-fears.html

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Let’s get the numbers up here too, folks … you’re lagging.

    1. zabada Avatar
      zabada

      Propaganda is a part of war…an art of war..Zionist now scare to Isis…and America still stick on it,s plan..to destroy Iran by Sunnis force.Likely to Arabs…they are not unit on their plan.Their dirty games will turn to an upset in near future.

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