Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Obama says U.S. hitting ISIL 'harder than ever'
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:04:41 -0600

The United States and its allies are hitting the Islamic State "harder than ever" before, President Barack Obama announced Monday, following a briefing with military officials at the Pentagon.

"We are hitting ISIL harder than ever. Coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombers and drones have been increasing the pace of airstrikes, nearly 9,000 as of today," Obama said, adding that ISIL has lost roughly 40 percent of the territory it once held in Iraq.

The U.S. will continue to go after the terrorist group's core in the region, Obama said, "because as we squeeze its heart, we'll make it harder for ISIL to pump its terror to the rest of the world"

"The point is, ISIL leaders cannot hide, and our message to them is simple: you are next," the president said.

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