U.S. Has Upper Hand in Fight Against Islamic State, Obama Says
- President declares 'momentum' in conflict after CIA meeting
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks from the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency on April 13, 2016, in Langley, Virginia.
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Countries fighting the Islamic State militant group are on the offensive and have the upper hand in the conflict, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday after a meeting with his national security advisers.
"We have momentum and we intend to keep that momentum," the president said at the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Islamic State hasn’t mounted a successful offensive since last summer, he said, and he ticked off the names of several top leaders of the group who have been captured or killed.