{"id":17259,"date":"2015-09-22T18:12:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T18:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/22\/report-obama-isis-czar-stepping-down\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:40:29","slug":"report-obama-isis-czar-stepping-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/interviews\/2015\/09\/22\/report-obama-isis-czar-stepping-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Obama &#8216;ISIS Czar&#8217; Stepping Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Obama administration&#8217;s point man for dealing with the Islamic State group, often known as ISIS or ISIL, plans to step down from his position, according to a new report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Allen, a retired four-star Marine Corps general who has served as <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">S<\/span>special <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">P<\/span>presidential <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">E<\/span>envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL since September <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">of <\/span>2014, plans to leave that job before the end of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg View.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said he could not confirm the report and referred questions to the State Department, but praised the retired general&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Gen. 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