Obama and military chiefs from more than 20 nations gathered Tuesday in a show of strength against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.
US, Foreign Military Chief Discuss Anti-IS Coalition
![U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against Islamic State militants at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, Oct. 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cc4c600b-62d5-44fb-af3e-a66c060902b3_cx0_cy2_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against Islamic State militants at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, Oct. 14, 2014.
![Turkish Lieutenant General Erdal Ozturk, right, and head of US Special Operations Command General Joseph Votel, left, listen as U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) speaks at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, Oct. 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f5c50c9d-af65-4dee-8868-b6d7c2421c26_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Turkish Lieutenant General Erdal Ozturk, right, and head of US Special Operations Command General Joseph Votel, left, listen as U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) speaks at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, Oct. 14, 2014.
![From left, Egypt Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, Iraq General Babakir Zebari and Jordan General Mashal Al-Zaben listen attend a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss U.S.-led coalition efforts in the campaign against Islamic Stat](https://gdb.voanews.com/3d614fa1-4c71-4775-a42f-2b6016e567f6_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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From left, Egypt Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, Iraq General Babakir Zebari and Jordan General Mashal Al-Zaben listen attend a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss U.S.-led coalition efforts in the campaign against Islamic Stat
![U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against Islamic State militants at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, Oct. 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/18fc8ed2-c7fa-4315-8ada-455af1a17a4d_cx9_cy0_cw91_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against Islamic State militants at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, Oct. 14, 2014.