Paris: The battle against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq has become an international priority but faces a patchwork of conflicting agendas and strategies from a wide array of actors. A US-led coalition technically brings together some 60 nations. But air strikes by countries other than the United States have been relatively few, and regional powers continue to support different rebel groups on the ground. The Russians and Iranians, meA US-led coalition technically brings together some 60 nationsanwhile, have maintained their firm support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, thus complicating efforts to reach...
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