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SD attends C-ISIL ministerial

Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen in London before a meeting of defense ministers from nations participating in the coalition to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Dec. 15, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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