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Commanders Series

Nov 10, 2014

The Islamic State and beyond: US military strategy in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

“We have been fighting extremists for over thirteen years now, and we are nowhere near finished,” CENTCOM commander says at the Atlantic Council In a September 10 address to the nation, US President Barack Obama outlined a four-pronged strategy to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) that included a […]

Conflict Middle East

A discussion with:
GEN Lloyd J. Austin III
Commander
US Central Command

Moderated by:
Jake Tapper
Anchor, “The Lead with Jake Tapper”
CNN

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security for a Commanders Series event with General Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of US Central Command, to discuss the US-led coalition campaign against the Islamic State and the broader role the US military will play in the Middle East in the coming years.

As one of the first military leaders into Iraq in 2003, General Austin has over a decade of first-hand, on-the-ground experience in the challenging operating environment of the Middle East theater. Often called a “soldier’s soldier,” General Austin currently leads Central Command which oversees US operations and military relationships with countries stretching from Afghanistan and Pakistan to the Central Asian nations to Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, the UAE, and Egypt. Today, one of CENTCOM’s highest priorities is Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State and how the US-led coalition can “degrade and destroy” the terrorist group. GEN Austin will discuss how the anti-Islamic State effort is progressing in Iraq and Syria, as well as the future of US military engagement in the Middle East.

November 6, 2014
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Atlantic Council
1030 15th Street NW
12th Floor (West Tower Elevator)
Washington, DC

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