Euronews: Ensuring 'lasting defeat' of IS on agenda at Global Coalition summit
The Global Coalition against the so-called Islamic State (IS) met on Monday to coordinate efforts to defeat the terror group.
The summit in Rome is co-chaired by the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi di Maio, and his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, and will be attended by more than 80 international delegations.
The meeting came just a day after the U.S. launched airstrikes against Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border.
Ministers discussed how to coordinate efforts to ensure "a lasting defeat of Daesh (another name for IS)" as well as terror organisations affiliated to the group.
According to the coalition, the ranks of IS are still filled with about 10,000 fighters spread across Syria and Iraq.
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