Michael Pregent talked about the next steps for Iraq in the war against ISIL as Iraqi troops worked to retake the city of Fallujah and following reports of the deaths of several ISIL fighters in U.S. airstrikes. He reacted to a video clip of testimony on June 28, 2016, by Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk. Mr. Pregent responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including a telephone line reserved for veterans of the war in Iraq.
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This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, France, on March 18, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)