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Intel: US, Italy to co-host virtual meeting of anti-IS coalition

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Italian counterpart, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, will co-host a virtual meeting for members of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State on June 4, the State Department announced today.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio in Rome, Italy, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria - RC1FD9F23680

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Italian counterpart, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, will co-host a virtual meeting for members of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on June 4, the State Department announced today.

“Ministers will discuss ways to keep continuous pressure on [IS] remnants in Iraq and Syria and strengthen our collective approach to defeat [IS’] global ambitions, while managing the challenges the coalition faces due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the State Department said in a statement.

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