US Forms Core Coalition to Combat Islamic State

The United States is bringing its allies together in a coalition to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spearheaded the effort Friday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Wales. The State Department says 10 countries were represented at the meeting, including the United States, Britain, France and Germany. Australia was the only non-NATO member present. Kerry reassured the leaders that the U.S. is not talking...

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