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U.S. names new anti-Islamic State commander

By Jamie McIntyre
Published July 11, 2016 6:51pm ET
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U.S. names new anti-Islamic State commander
—œCome August, you will be handing over this fight to another remarkable officer and leader, Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend," Ash Carter said. (Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed Monday that Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps in Ft. Bragg, N.C., will take command of the anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq and Syria next month.

The confirmation came during Carter’s remarks to U.S. troops in Baghdad, when he paused to praise the current commander, Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland.

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