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US Defense Department promises plan to defeat Islamic State

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters)The US Department of Defense will soon submit a plan to Congress on how to defeat Islamic State, a defense official said on Thursday, four days before a deadline.
The National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA), a defense policy bill President Barack Obama signed into law in November, required the administration to submit its strategy for defeating the militant group to lawmakers by February 15.
Republican congressional leaders said yesterday they had had no indication that the report was imminent despite the short time remaining before the deadline.
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