Riyadh, Sep 9 (IANS/EFE) Representatives from the US, Turkey and several Arab countries will meet this week in
Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to
combat the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist organisation and other terrorist groups, media reported Tuesday. The
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the meeting would be held Thursday in Jeddah with the participation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, the US, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey. US Secretary of State John Kerry will take off Tuesday on a regional tour of Jordan and
Saudi Arabia in a bid to form an international alliance to
combat the IS. The GCC member states are
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Oman and Qatar.
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