Factbox - Arab states line up behind U.S. in fight against Islamic State


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014

(Reuters) - The United States launched air and missile strikes in Syria with Arab allies on Tuesday, killing dozens of Islamic State fighters and members of a separate al Qaeda-linked group, and widening its new war in the Middle East.

U.S. Central Command said Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had participated in or supported the strikes against Islamic State targets. A U.S. official who declined to be named said Qatar had played a supporting role.

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