Saudi Arabia hosts meeting on counter-ISIS coordination

(JNS) — Senior diplomatic and defense officials from the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/Daesh met in Riyadh on Feb. 8 to discuss counterterrorism coordination in Syria and Iraq.

In a joint statement, the United States and Saudi Arabia said participants welcomed what they described as a comprehensive agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, citing provisions for a permanent ceasefire and the civil and military integration of northeast Syria.

Participants noted Syria’s “stated intention to assume national leadership of counter-ISIS efforts and...