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President Obama spoke before Putin at the General Assembly, but his remarks may as well have been a direct response to Putin.

“It’s good I’ve got my second meeting with Rouhani”.

In his speech, Putin was expected to emphasise Russia’s efforts to resolve the Syrian civil war and combat the Islamic State extremist group, contrasting it with the US-led military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

This is one theory, but there is not a firm conclusion within the Obama administration about why Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending aircraft, tanks and missiles into the wartorn country, several senior USA officials told CNN.

The crisis is expected to be high on the agenda as world leaders gather at the United Nations in New York, and Putin is expected to hold rare talks with US President Barack Obama to discuss the issue later on Monday.

He said Syrian peace is a priority, and suggested that he would be willing to negotiate with Assad to secure the future of the country.

Iraq has agreed to set up a cell increasing intelligence coordination with Russian Federation, Syria and Iran in the fight against the Islamic State group, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

While most of his fellow Republican presidential hopefuls are calling for a bigger military effort to destroy the group, Trump said the USA should reduce its already small footprint in Syria.

Iraq has agreed to set up a cell increasing intelligence coordination with Russian Federation, Syria and Iran in the fight against the Islamic State group, a government spokesman said on Sunday. A $500 million program aimed at producing militants capable of taking on the Islamic...

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It comes amid increased Russian support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has faced several setbacks in recent weeks, including the loss of the government airbase in Idlib to Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate, the Nusra Front.

The United States opened a dialogue with Tehran on Saturday over the crises in Syria and Yemen, as USA secretary of state John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN general assembly.

Given the region’s porous borders, USA officials emphasize that their figures are rough estimates, not precise head counts, based on allied reports about their citizens’ travel and other intelligence.

The United Kingdom has opted against taking part in the relocation scheme and has its own plan to resettle migrants directly from Syrian refugee camps.

Meanwhile, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report – released on Monday -accused the police in Macedonia of violence and ill-treatment of refugees streaming into the country from Greece on their way to northern Europe.