US-Led Coalition to Meet in Washington

Local Editor

A meeting that is set to begin in Washington on Monday will bring together the top military commanders from 20 countries that are part of the US-led coalition against the so-called "Daesh" [ISIL] extremist group.

The summit will be hosted by top-ranking US military officer Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from Oct. 13 to 14, according to a US military official quoted by Foreign Policy magazine.

Moreover, while the White House says it will not allow US troops to be dragged into another ground war in Iraq, Dempsey suggested in an ABC interview broadcast on Sunday that US troops would probably need to play a bigger role alongside Iraqi forces on the ground in future.

Dempsey also raised the possibility last month [September] that he could in future advise that a US ground presence is needed in Iraq.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team