U.S.-led coalition damages Islamic State, but fight is long -Kerry

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* Air strikes have hit militants' leadership, Kerry says * Warns fight versus Islamic State could last years * Declines to comment on possible Iranian role (Adds quotes from Kerry press conference) By Lesley Wroughton and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition has inflicted serious damage on Islamic State, carrying out around 1,000 air strikes so far in Iraq and Syria, but the fight against the militants could last years, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. ...

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