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US Defence Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a press conference at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC on Wednesday to share the progress of the anti-ISIL coalition talks held the same day. He reiterated that the anti-IS campaign's primary focus was the downfall of Mosul and Raqqa but stressed that the rebuilding and governance of the territory was also a significant strategic priority.
Hundreds of Syrians have returned to their town near the Turkish border that used to be held by Islamic State. Yiming Woo reports.
Free Syrian Army soldiers patrol the Syrian border town of Jarablus where Syrian rebels with Turkish backing expelled Islamic State militants last week. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey's border with Syria must be 'completely cleansed' from Islamic State militants. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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