The United States says it's confident the so-called Islamic State group can be defeated despite in-fighting within the coalition against the group.
Turkish forces which have gone into Syria to attack ISIS have also attacked Kurdish positions, even though the Kurds are part of the anti-ISIS coalition. Turkey regards some Kurdish groups as terrorists.
The Commander of US Central Command, General Jospeh Votel, told reporters at the Pentagon that Islamic State was on the defensive, but he acknowledged keeping the coalition united was a challenge.
IN: "What we are trying...
OUT: focused on ISIL"
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General Votel was upbeat about the chances of coalition forces defeating Islamic State in Mosul this year, and then in its capital Raqqa. He said the coalition was was in the heart of the caliphate, though he warned that Islamic State would not give up easily.
IN: "These are....
OUT: ...difficult fighting there"
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