NBC: President Obama: 'We Are Hitting ISIL Harder Than Ever'
President Obama dispatched his defense secretary to Iraq on Monday to review the ongoing fight against ISIS — and insisted coalition forces were hitting the murderous militants "harder than ever."
"ISIS leaders cannot hide, and our message to them is simple: you are next," Obama said, using the government's acronym for ISIS. "Since this summer, ISIL has not had a single successful major offensive operation on the ground in either Syria or Iraq."
Obama said they are also targeting ISIS' headquarters in Raqqa and the outfit's social media operations.
"As we squeeze its heart, we'll make it harder for ISIL to see its propaganda to the world," he said.
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