The Reuters news agency cited unnamed diplomatic sources who said the Arab League ministers would likely pass a resolution at their talks in support of US and Iraqi efforts to stop IS forces, who have declared a "caliphate" in the areas of Syria and Iraq, which they control.
Waziri wa mashauri ya nchi za kigeni wa Urusi, Sergei Lavrov, amesema jana kwamba nchi yake itaendelea kuusaidia utawala wa Assad katika kile alichokiita kuwa ni juhudi zake za kupambana na ugaidi. Lavrov aidha alizikosoa nchi za magharibi kuhusu muelekeo wao kuelekea mzozo wa Syria akisema ni ujinga kulizuia jeshi la Syria katika mapambano dhidi ya kundi la dola la kiislamu. Marekani inaongoza kampeni ya mashambulizi ya kutokea angani dhidi ya Dola la Kiislamu, lakini inakataa kulishirikisha jeshi la Syria.