TEMPO.CO, Washington, D.C - Military leaders from more than 20 countries held a meeting in the United States to discuss how to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). At the same time, the US and Russia have announced an agreement to "share intelligence on the armed rebel group".
US President Barack Obama met with defense ministers from 22 countries yesterday, acknowledging that he is "deeply concerned" of ISIS in Iraq's Anbar province and in Syria, including in the Kurdish town of Kobane. He promised that US air strikes towards ISIS will not cease in both countries. "This is going to be a long-term campaign," Obama said.
Also on Tuesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Paris, to discuss the latest developments in Iraq and Syria. Kerry said the US had agreed to "intensify intelligence cooperation with respect to ISIS and other counter-terrorism challenges of the region".
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