NATO to JOIN US BUT WILL MOT PLAY COMBAT ROLE AGAINST ISISTOP OF THE AGENDA NATO to Join U.S.-Led Coalition Against Islamic State The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will join the U.S.-led coalition (Middle East Eye) against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, but will not play a combat role, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. Stoltenberg's announcement came hours before a summit in Brussels with U.S. President Donald J. Trump. While NATO member states have joined the coalition, NATO had not previously joined as an institution. At the summit, Trump is expected to make his first public commitment to NATO (EUobserver) as president; Trump had previously called the bloc "obsolete." Trump also met with European Council President Donald Tusk, who said the United States and Europe seem to be "on the same line" regarding Ukraine (NYT) but have differences over Russia. |
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