Retired General to Lead Coalition Against ISIS
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Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — The former commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan will lead President Barack Obama’s coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Retired Gen. John Allen is expected to be named the special presidential envoy for the global coalition against ISIS by Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday. Allen will report to Kerry and will work with the Department of Defense to “match specific campaign requirements and coalition needs with potential contributors, providing high-level diplomatic support to coordinate a global coalition that delivers tangible results,” a State Department official told ABC News.
Last month, Allen said on ABC’s This Week that defeating ISIS would require a “comprehensive approach.”
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