Syria joins the international coalition against the Islamic State

Syria will join the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State group, a US official said Monday on condition of anonymity, during the Syrian president's visit to the United States. "Syria will thus become the 90th member of the coalition against Daesh, joining forces with the United States to eliminate the last Daesh strongholds and put an end to the influx of foreign fighters," the US official said.

On Thursday, Emmanuel Macron called on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa , whom he met on the sidelines of the climate summit in Brazil, to "join the international coalition against ISIS." "We are just days away from the commemorations of November 13th," the French president reminded the press in Belém, where COP30 (November 10-21) will be held. He added that "no one has forgotten that the attacks" carried out in Paris in 2015 "were plotted in Syria, and therefore this is also a security issue for the French." The head of state explained that he expected "Syria to be a full and active participant in our fight against terrorist groups in the region."