US to host 68-nation meeting on countering Islamic State

Published March 9, 2017 Updated March 9, 2017 03:54pm

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By Shoaib Ur Rehman

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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will host a 68-nation meeting in Washington this month to discuss the next moves by the coalition fighting Islamic State, a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday.

An official announcement about the March 22-23 ministerial meeting is expected later on Thursday, the official said.

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