(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) US President Barack Obama met at the White House on Tuesday with General John Allen, the special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and Ambassador Brett McGurk, deputy special presidential envoy.
Obama "underscored the importance of maximizing coordination with allies and partners to build a strong coalition with broad international participation," the White House said in a statement. "The President stressed that the comprehensive approach to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL requires a wide range of political, diplomatic, military, economic and other efforts." He also expressed his deep appreciation for the work and sacrifices of US servicemen and women as well as diplomats engaged in the struggle to counter ISIL, the statement said.
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