A meeting of the Counter-ISIS Coalition in Brussels, December 3, 2014 in this US Department of State Photo.
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will host a day of meetings with the foreign ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on February 6 in Washington, D.C.
The full 79-member Coalition will meet for in-depth discussions on the impending territorial defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which is the result of four years of Coalition and our partners’ efforts, and a significant milestone towards delivering ISIS an enduring defeat.
According to the statement from Pompeo’s Office, the Ministers will discuss the next phase of the campaign in Iraq and Syria, “which will focus on protecting against a resurgence of ISIS through stabilization and security assistance.”
Ministers will also discuss important next steps in degrading ISIS’s global networks and affiliates outside Iraq and Syria.
The office of the Secretary of State says the meetings are taking place at a key moment in the coordinated fight to rid Iraq and Syria of ISIS.
The United States is determined to prevent a resurgence of ISIS in Syria and Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria takes place, and remains committed to working with the Global Coalition to continue to destroy ISIS remnants and thwart its global ambitions.
The office further says the Coalition will continue its stabilization efforts to facilitate the safe and voluntary return home of those who have been displaced by the violence whilst the Coalition is busy defeating ISIS on the battlefield.
The Global Coalition regularly meets to coordinate and enhance combined efforts to counter ISIS. The last Ministerial took place in Brussels on July 12, 2018, with select members of the Coalition. The last meeting at the Political Director level took place in Rabat, Morocco, on June 26, 2018.