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| Arab states back US push against Islamic state | |
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| Ten Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, have agreed to rally with the US in tackling the threat posed by Islamic State (IS) jihadists. | |
| The agreement followed talks between Arab ministers and US Secretary of State John Kerry in the Saudi city of Jeddah. | |
| A statement said they discussed a strategy to destroy IS "wherever it is, including in both Iraq and Syria". | |
| Earlier, Russia warned the US against using air strikes in Syria. | |
| The Russian foreign ministry said any such action, without the backing of the UN, would be "an act of aggression" and a "gross violation" of international law. | |
| IS controls large parts of Syria and Iraq after a making a rapid military advance. | |
| US President Barack Obama has threatened action against IS in Syria as well as Iraq and Mr Kerry has been tasked with trying to build a regional coalition against the militants. | |
| As the meeting in Jeddah broke up, a joint statement declared a "shared commitment to stand united against the threat posed by all terrorism" including IS. | |
| In addition to Saudi Arabia, Arab states taking part were Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Nato member Turkey was also represented. |