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Obama vows to defeat so-called IS

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WASHINGTON: The US President Barrack Obama has said defeat of IS is the only way to bring an end to the Syrian conflict.

Talking to media after National Security Council meeting in Washington on Thursday, he vowed to defeat the so-called Islamic State.

He directed his national security team to accelerate the US-led international campaign against IS on all fronts.

President Obama has said the coming weeks will be critical for Syria’s future, ahead of a two-week truce.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.