U.S. Says Allies Committed to Joining Airstrikes in Syria: Update

Source: Dow Jones Business News

September 21, 2014, 12:15:00 PM EDT

WASHINGTON--The U.S. has received commitments from allies to join in airstrikes on Syria as it prepares to launch attacks against Islamic State targets there, a senior American official said Sunday.

Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, declined to name which countries would participate but suggested they would announce "specific commitments" soon, speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation."

The administration hopes that one or two allies will join in the initial wave of airstrikes, which could be launched as early as next week. The U.S. and its allies have already begun targeting Islamic State in Iraq but have yet to launch airstrikes in neighboring Syria.

The comments come as President Barack Obama and other top U.S. officials are attending the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York this month, in part, to try to woo more partners to the U.S.-led coalition.



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