Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni
admitted Friday that the Italian government was worried about
the recent advances made by the ISIS Islamist militant group in
Syria and Iraq.
"The Italian government is not just worried about Syria,
but also about the perhaps even more threatening situation in
Iraq," Gentiloni said.
The minister added that the anti-ISIS coalition will meet
soon in Paris to discuss strategy.
ISIS, which has destroyed a series of ancient monuments,
this week took control of the Palmyra archaeological site and is
estimated to control about half of Syria.
In Iraq, the jihadist group recently captured Ramadi and
has vowed to "liberate" Baghdad and Karbala.
"In a few days time there will be a meeting of the heads
of the anti-Daesh (ISIS) coalition in Paris and it will be
fundamentally important to verify the strategy that we go ahead
with," Gentiloni said.
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