Anti-IS coalition to meet in Washington November 14: US

• Ministers from nations in the coalition against the extremists will "look at the next steps to increase the coalition presence in northeast Syria,"

WASHINGTON: More than 30 nations fighting the Islamic State group will gather in Washington on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as the United States pulls troops from Syria, a US official said Monday.

Ministers from nations in the coalition against the extremists will "look at the next steps to increase the coalition presence in northeast Syria," the official told reporters on condition of anonymity.