President
Obama today convened his National Security Council to discuss the
response to recent terrorist attacks by ISIL. The President was briefed
that there is currently
no specific, credible threat to the homeland from ISIL. The President
was also briefed on ways we can enhance our existing security and
intelligence cooperation with partners, building on recent discussions
at the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. The President
directed his national security team to continue to intensify ongoing
efforts to degrade and destroy ISIL, including working with our partners
to increase our military cooperation in the counter-ISIL campaign,
disrupting foreign fighter networks, halting ISIL
expansion outside of Syria and Iraq, and disrupting any ISIL external
plotting efforts. The President emphasized that degrading and
destroying ISIL will continue to require coordination and cooperation
among a wide range of global partners, and the United
States is strongly committed to continuing to lead the shared efforts
of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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