US Announces Coalition to Fight Islamic State

The United States has announced the formation of a coalition of countries willing to work to combat the growing influence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

A group of nations met on the sidelines of the NATO summit, including Britain, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Denmark.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will also seek support from Middle Eastern nations.

US President Barack Obama indicated that US forces would continue to carry out air strikes and that the involved nations would support local forces on the ground.

Those forces would include Iraqi army, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and members of the Syrian opposition deemed to be moderate.

The US President says the goal is not merely containment...

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The US President says the coalition is unified on the goal of such support.

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The US President admitted that moderate Syrian forces have not received adequate support.

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OUT: ...more effectively.
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