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U.S. envoy for anti-Islamic State coalition Allen to step down
Source: Reuters
Politics | Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:19pm EDT
U.S. envoy for anti-Islamic State coalition Allen to step down
WASHINGTON
The U.S. special envoy for countering the Islamic State militant group, retired Gen. John Allen, plans to step down for personal reasons, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Allen, a retired U.S. Marine four star general and a former commander of NATO and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, had originally agreed to serve in the job for six months and has done it for a year, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
While acknowledging disagreements within Washington over U.S. policy toward the militant group, which has seized control of parts of Iraq and Syria, the U.S. official said Allen's plan to step down reflected personal, not professional, factors.
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U.S. envoy for anti-Islamic State coalition Allen to step down
WASHINGTON
The U.S. special envoy for countering the Islamic State militant group, retired Gen. John Allen, plans to step down for personal reasons, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Allen, a retired U.S. Marine four star general and a former commander of NATO and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, had originally agreed to serve in the job for six months and has done it for a year, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
While acknowledging disagreements within Washington over U.S. policy toward the militant group, which has seized control of parts of Iraq and Syria, the U.S. official said Allen's plan to step down reflected personal, not professional, factors.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/22/us-mideast-crisis-usa-allen-idUSKCN0RM2CX20150922
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