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“Well, we coordinate the efforts against ISIL”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a joint press conference with his USA counterpart John Kerry.

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.

The U.S. Congress failed to block the implementation of a deal between Iran and six world powers that trades curbs on Iran’s nuclear program for the elimination of many sanctions that have been placed on the country.

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.

“Barring either regime victory over the insurgency, which is unlikely, or a USA policy shift toward political transition away from Assad – which would bring regional allies and insurgents on board against ISIS – I don’t see any prospect of defeating...

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.

U.S. Central Command, which oversees USA military operations in the Middle East, was told of the equipment surrender around 1 p.m. on Friday, Ryder said.

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.

Before the meeting, Lavrov recalled that the Russian side intends to establish a coordination center in Baghdad, which is to coordinate actions in order to fight IS, which will be carried out by the Russian Federation, Syria, Iran and Iraq.

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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Lebanon’s prime minister tells the United Nations that the Syrian refugee crisis is costing his tiny country one-third of its gross domestic product and strangling development.

One strike in Syria hit an Islamic State crude oil collection point near Dayr Az Zawr, it said.

The leaders will meet in New York City on Monday since both will be in town for the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, reports Reuters.

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.