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27 October 2017

Dunford: Battle Against Violent Extremism at Inflection Point


The conflict against extremist organizations is at an inflection point, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford hosted the chiefs of defense from 73 coalition nations to discuss the ongoing conflict against violent extremism worldwide.

The meeting comes as the coalition is having significant success against extremist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. This is the largest gathering of chiefs of defense and follows a meeting last year where 43 chiefs met at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. One conclusion from that meeting was the need to expand the network confronting terror groups, which has clearly been done, Dunford said.

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