U.S. official: Airstrikes killed 10,000 Islamic State fighters

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    A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a body count for a campaign that has yet to blunt their advance.

    Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken's figure came after a Paris conference on how to stop the extremists ended without any new strategy to halt their campaign. It also comes months after the Pentagon dismissed such counts as "simply not a relevant figure" in the fight against the Islamic State group.

    Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/03/islamic-state-death-toll/28415743/
     

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