The United States has a new special envoy for the coalition to fight the Islamic State.
In a statement on Friday, President Obama announced the appointment of Brett McGurk as the special presidential envoy for the Counter Islamic State campaign. “Brett has my full support as he continues broadening and deepening our coalition efforts to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL,” Obama said.
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