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/39222825-b365-4ffb-bb30-0916a9ca0536_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.
![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/10ca0eb4-3538-4f4b-9de7-f5994fdd14d5_w1024_q10_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 Lt. Gen. Erdal Ozturk, second from left, and others, listen as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense ministers on the ongoing operations against the Islamic State group, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland,](https://gdb.voanews.com/309c9ea4-7804-4c50-90d3-5849ed3d26f9_cx9_cy0_cw91_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Turkish Lt. Gen. Erdal Ozturk, second from left, and others, listen as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense ministers on the ongoing operations against the Islamic State group, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland,
![From right, Netherlands General Tom Middendorp, Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Ghanim bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim, Chief of Defense for Spain Admiral Fernando Garcia Sanchez, and Vice Chief of Defense of Denmark Lieutentant General Ludv](https://gdb.voanews.com/d19cd7bd-9cde-453c-820a-df3e2076c8c8_cx9_cy0_cw91_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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From right, Netherlands General Tom Middendorp, Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Ghanim bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim, Chief of Defense for Spain Admiral Fernando Garcia Sanchez, and Vice Chief of Defense of Denmark Lieutentant General Ludv