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U.S. Wants to Strengthen Anti-Islamic State Coalition after Baghdadi Death
(Reuters) Humeyra Pamuk - The U.S. wants to bolster the coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria, a senior State Department official said on Monday, and will convene a meeting of foreign ministers in Washington on Nov. 14 at the initiative of France and the U.S. The official said that despite President Trump's announcement of a U.S. troop withdrawal from northern Syria on Oct. 6, "There was never an idea that we would abandon the mission of going after ISIS....This is a major effort that is continuing." The withdrawal was ordered because of the "chaotic situation." "Then as the smoke cleared, we adjusted that a little bit to make clear that we were going to keep some forces on, to continue the mission."