Iraqi official briefs Syria's Assad on efforts against Islamic State
The U.S. fight against the Islamic State will be a long one, requiring sustained efforts over a long period. WSJ’s Julian Barnes discusses on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Islamic State/ BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iraq's national security adviser briefed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on efforts to counter Islamic State on Tuesday, in the first such meeting since the United States launched air strikes on the radical group in Iraq. The United States and other Western governments have dismissed the idea of cooperating with Syria in the ...
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