Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C) and members of the anti-Islamic State coalition meet at the French Foreign Minister in Paris, France, June 2, 2015. Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday accused the international coalition fighting Islamic State of not doing enough to tackle the group. REUTERS/Stephane De Sakutin/Pool (Pool/Reuters)
Washington Post: U.S. and allies meet to discuss strategy to battle powerful Islamic State
PARIS – Iraq’s prime minister called Tuesday for vastly stepped-up international efforts to help his nation combat the Islamic State, saying that Iraq was being left alone to fight the militant group despite promises of assistance.
The appeal by Haidar al-Abadi reflected the sense of higher stakes at a gathering in Paris by senior leaders the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, which has made rapid gains in Iraq and Syria despite months of airstrikes.
Among the top issues was how to respond to the Islamic State’s capture of the key Iraqi city of Ramadi, about 80 miles west of Baghdad, two weeks ago.
WNU Editor: Iraq's Prime Minister wants western ground troops .... western nations are saying no. So much for high expectations. The big winner from this meeting has to be Iran .... the Iraqi government has just become more dependent on them for their survival.
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What strategy?
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