Brett McGurk becomes new special representative of United States president in the anti-ISIS coalition

US President Barack Obama appointed Brett McGurk as the new president's special representative in the coalition, led by the United States, on the fight against Islamic State.

On this post, McGurk replaced General John Allen, he was his deputy. Allen resigns - gazeta.ru reports with reference to Reuters.

For a long time, Brett McGurk served as an adviser to the White House on Iraq.