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Visiting France, Kerry Vows ‘Greater Pressure’ on ISIS Visiting France, Kerry Vows ‘Greater Pressure’ on ISIS
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PARIS — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that the United States and its allies must intensify their offensive against the Islamic State in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris, promising that the militant group “will feel greater pressure” in the coming weeks.PARIS — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that the United States and its allies must intensify their offensive against the Islamic State in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris, promising that the militant group “will feel greater pressure” in the coming weeks.
“Everybody understands that with Lebanon’s attacks, with what’s happened in Egypt, with Ankara, Turkey and attacks in Paris, we have to step up our efforts to hit them at the core where they’re planning these things, and also obviously to do more on borders in terms of the movement of people,” Mr. Kerry said. “Everybody understands that with Lebanon’s attacks, with what’s happened in Egypt, with Ankara, Turkey, and attacks in Paris, we have to step up our efforts to hit them at the core where they’re planning these things, and also obviously to do more on borders in terms of the movement of people,” Mr. Kerry said.
The secretary of state spoke after a meeting with President François Hollande of France in Paris, where he said the two men discussed “significant steps” to be “more effective” against the Islamic State. The secretary of state spoke after a meeting with President François Hollande of France in Paris, where he said they discussed “significant steps” to be “more effective” against the Islamic State.
Mr. Kerry, who said the French leader would visit Washington next week to meet with President Obama, also spoke about ways of “increasing our efforts.”Mr. Kerry, who said the French leader would visit Washington next week to meet with President Obama, also spoke about ways of “increasing our efforts.”
“Over the course of the next weeks, Daesh will feel greater pressure,” Mr. Kerry said, using an Arabic acronym for the group, also known as ISIS or ISIL. “They are feeling it today. They felt it yesterday. They felt it in the past weeks. “ “Over the course of the next weeks, Daesh will feel greater pressure,” Mr. Kerry said, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. “They are feeling it today. They felt it yesterday. They felt it in the past weeks. “
He said the United States-led coalition had gained territory against the group and killed important leaders.He said the United States-led coalition had gained territory against the group and killed important leaders.
“There is a clear strategy in place, and step by step, I’m confident the momentum will pick up,” said Mr. Kerry, who made a hastily arranged trip here for official meetings and to show solidarity in the wake of the attacks.“There is a clear strategy in place, and step by step, I’m confident the momentum will pick up,” said Mr. Kerry, who made a hastily arranged trip here for official meetings and to show solidarity in the wake of the attacks.
Before meeting with Mr. Hollande, Mr. Kerry went to the American Embassy in Paris, where he thanked the staff of the American Embassy in Paris for their work, and said the United States had no choice but to wage war on the Islamic State, because its members were willing to die for their cause. Before meeting with Mr. Hollande, Mr. Kerry went to the American Embassy in Paris, where he thanked staff members for their work, and where he said the United States had no choice but to wage war on the Islamic State, because its members were willing to die for their cause.
“This is just raw terror to set up a caliphate,” he said. “This is not a situation where we have a choice.”“This is just raw terror to set up a caliphate,” he said. “This is not a situation where we have a choice.”
“We’re not choosing to randomly go to war. We’re trying to avoid it, trying to find a better path,” Mr. Kerry said at the embassy. “If somebody is willing to die – if you want to go die on any given day – unfortunately, you can take some people with you.” “We’re not choosing to randomly go to war, we’re trying to avoid it, trying to find a better path,” Mr. Kerry said at the embassy. “If somebody is willing to die — if you want to go die on any given day unfortunately, you can take some people with you.”
Mr. Kerry also told embassy employees that the United States was “steadily” making progress in pushing back the Islamic State, though he conceded that the gains have been slow. Mr. Kerry also told embassy employees that the United States was “steadily” making progress in pushing back the Islamic State, though he conceded that gains were slow to come.
“Jihadi John is gone,” Mr. Kerry said, appearing to confirm the death of the masked Islamic State militant Mohammed Emwazi, who was targeted last week in an American airstrike in Raqqa, Syria. “We’re slowly marshaling the forces and the capacity to be able to change this current dynamic.”“Jihadi John is gone,” Mr. Kerry said, appearing to confirm the death of the masked Islamic State militant Mohammed Emwazi, who was targeted last week in an American airstrike in Raqqa, Syria. “We’re slowly marshaling the forces and the capacity to be able to change this current dynamic.”