Additionally, Carter noted, “We’re working with our Turkish partners and, importantly, local forces to seal the Turkey-Syria border between Jarabulus and the Ma’ra line. Our goal there is to cut off the flow of foreign fighters that could threaten Turkey and all of our countries.”
The ongoing and intensive effort to counter ISIL’s external operations is a critical issue for discussion at the ministerial today, Carter said.
“We are killing the ISIL terrorists who plot and would carry out such operations, impeding their movement across borders, and hindering their ability to use the Internet to spread ISIL’s hateful ideology and lure the lost to violence,” the secretary said. “But there’s more work to do, which is another reason why I look forward to our discussions today.”
Commending all coalition partners for their commitment to the defeat of ISIL, “Together with our local partners, we will deliver ISIL the lasting defeat it deserves,” Carter said.
(Source: US Dept of Defense)
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