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US-led coalition meeting to plan ISIS endgame

By Joel Gehrke

Published March 10, 2017 6:58pm ET

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US-led coalition meeting to plan ISIS endgame — "We are at an important stage of the fight against ISIS and will use this ministerial to accelerate international efforts to defeat ISIS in the remaining areas it holds in Iraq and Syria and maximize pressure on its branches, affiliates, and networks," a State Department bulletin said. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File) | Uncredited

International leaders will meet next week in Washington, D.C. to plan for the final stages of the defeat of Islamic State as territory-controlling terrorist group.

“While many challenges remain, ISIS is cornered in Mosul and increasingly isolated in Raqqa,” a State Department bulletin said, referring to the two ISIS bastions in Iraq and Syria. “This ministerial meeting is a key moment to set ISIS on a lasting and irreversible path to defeat.”

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