International security meeting held today in the presence of Obama and the participation of Iraq and

International security meeting held today in the presence of Obama and the participation of Iraq and the US official says: Do not expect him to new



Tuesday, 14 October 1 / Okrudolf 2014 10:37

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Chiefs of staff of the armies held 22 countries held a meeting on Tuesday in the United States to discuss the efforts of the international coalition against al Daash terrorist in Iraq and Syria.

Iraq is represented in the Conference Co-military delegation headed by Army Chief of Staff Babacar Zebari, the conference is the first meeting of its kind since the formation of the coalition led by the Arab International Bank in the United States last September.

The White House announced that senior military officials, including Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his counterparts from 22 countries, will meet with President Barack Obama at the base of the Andrews Air Force American outside Washington, DC.

It quoted Lt. Col. Ed Thomas, a spokesman for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of America, saying that military officials "will discuss a common vision on the campaign against the organization Daash and challenges and ways to advance them to the front."

And participate in the meeting, military officials from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Turkey.

The Foreign Ministry official said the American "Those commanders and policy makers are not, and should not expect a new announcements from this conference."

He also quoted a French military spokesman Col. clear Garonne, saying that Paris wanted to "reach agreement on key issues relating to policy and participate in the development of a joint action plan on the topics of interest in the region."

The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, said Wednesday that "the upcoming meeting will discuss the prospects of forming a ground force to support the aerial bombardments."

The Dempsey, said in 26 of the last September: "We need to force the American wilderness is not facing Daash organization," adding that "air strikes will not be sufficient to eliminate the Daash in Iraq and Syria."

The Iraqi government has confirmed more than once rejected the idea of presence of foreign ground troops on Iraqi soil to fight Daash and be important for the Iraqis with only let them air cover to coalition countries excluding the participation of Arab countries such raids.

On the other hand, told Pentagon officials that "the Iraqi government forces in urgent need of training to be able to cope with organizing Daash in the west of the country where looks in a precarious situation," adding that "the Iraqi army under increasing pressure in Anbar, and the situation is fragile there, and are supplying the forces which resilient, but it is difficult and cumbersome. "

The American Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed last Sunday that Iraqi security forces are in full control of Baghdad, but said "fighting to defeat al Daash long-term process, and our country will continue to help Iraqi forces to strengthen their positions there," Ended

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