Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, third from left, meets with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian, third from right, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 2, 2014, to discuss issues of mutual interest, including recent developments involving extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U.S. personnel from ISIL. U.S. Central Command directed the operations. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)