The force, whose inaugural class is currently being trained, will be deployed at the borders of the area controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
US, UN and EU pressuring Russia to use leverage with Assad to end renewed bombing around Aleppo • UN envoy to Moscow on Tuesday.
"That is not on the agenda of the coalition and the NATO allies," NATO secretary genral says.
CBS News reports that US officials think downing of Russian plane that made brief incursion into Syrian airspace was unnecessary.
The lack of a declaration of war from Hollande and NATO is a window into the courtyard of the EU’s gingerly foreign policy posture.
US Army General Ray Odierno tells Senate allies may send support and resources to help in fight against the Islamic State in Syria.
This current NATO summit is the most consequential of its kind since member states gathered to respond to the attacks of September 11, 2001.