(CNSNews.com) – In a special report on Operation Inherent Resolve, the Department of Defense (DoD) details the actions and cost of fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL — $8.7 billion so far for an average of $12.1 million a day.
"As of July 31, 2016, the total cost of operations related to ISIL since kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014, is $8.7 billion and the average daily cost is $12.1 million for 724 days of operations," the report stated.
Vatican City — After spending three days in Rome to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis' diplomatic representatives throughout the world have called on government leaders to make greater efforts in ending conflict and promoting peace.
According to a Sept. 19 communique from the Vatican, the papal ambassadors – called apostolic nuncios – issued "a pressing appeal" to the international community and to those with governing responsibilities to "strive ever more effectively to stop violence."
