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THE WHITE HOUSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 30, 2014

Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council on Countering ISIL

This afternoon, the President met with his National Security Council to discuss our comprehensive strategy to counter the threat posed by ISIL in Iraq and Syria.  He received an update on the airstrikes in Iraq and Syria undertaken by the U.S. military and our international partners, and the impact of these operations on ISIL.  The President discussed with his national security team the importance of making progress on implementing the non-military aspects of the strategy, including organizing partner nation contributions along the multiple lines of effort that underpin our strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL.  The President was also briefed on the effects of U.S. airstrikes in Syria on the Khorasan Group. 

Participants in today’s meeting included:

The Vice President

Secretary of State John Kerry

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

Attorney General Eric Holder

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson (via secure video)

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough

National Security Advisor Susan Rice

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power (via secure video)

Counselor to the President John Podesta

White House Counsel Neil Eggleston

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey

U.S. Central Command Commander Lloyd Austin (via secure video)

Director of the FBI James Comey (via secure video)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shaun Donovan

Deputy National Security Advisor Antony Blinken

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes

Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Rand Beers

White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf Region Philip Gordon

Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, General John Allen (retired)

Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk

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