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US and Gulf states united in goal to 'destroy' IS: Obama

Published: 21 Apr 2016 - 04:10 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 10:47 pm
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US President Barack Obama attends the US - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 21, 2016. Bandar Algaloud - AA


Riyadh: US President Barack Obama said Thursday that Washington and the Arab monarchies of the Gulf were united in their commitment to defeating the Islamic State jihadist group.

"We remain united in our fight to destroy ISIL," he said, using another acronym for IS, at the close of a summit meeting in the Saudi capital with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.

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