Pentagon: ISIS poses a threat to the United States and all its allies in the Middle East and Europe

Washington / NINA / U.S. Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel said that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant poses a threat to the United States and all its allies in the Middle East and Europe." Hegel said during his visit to the Navy base (Kings B) "we should not nor anyone in Congress that this (ISIS) poses a threat to our country. Might not be an imminent threat ... but threat to the United States." According to an interview with U.S. Secretary of Defense in response to a question by one of the sailors on the position of the U.S. administration towards the control of some areas in Iraq by ISIS. Hegel said that ISIS is a strong, organized, active, sophisticated and well-funded organization , which poses a threat to U.S. allies across the Middle East and Europe, and every civilized nation on earth." Hegel's comments coincided with news leaks about the intention of the Pentagon's use of unmanned drones to kill the leader of the ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Hegel pointed out that "the U.S. military in Iraq, conducting a daily comprehensive assessment on in Iraq," adding that " these assessments will be completed during the next few days, and then the Pentagon will present its recommendations to the administration." / End