US President Barack Obama will convene a heads of state meeting at the UN Security Council in September to address the threat of foreign fighters in Syria, according to US deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes.
Speaking at a press briefing on Aug. 22, Rhodes said the United States considers foreign fighters returning from Syria a threat to US "homeland security" and the Obama administration expects "to enlist the support of partners in the region and the international community" to contain and defeat the Islamic State (IS).