Obama to Hold Head of State Summit on ISIS
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(NEW YORK) — President Obama will convene a rare head of state summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Wednesday to address international financing of terror groups like ISIS.
The summit has been in the works, and comes on the heels of Russia vowing to veto any U.N. Security Council resolutions calling for airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria.
During an appearance Sunday on ABC’s This Week, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, dismissed Russia’s threat.
“Russia has vetoed in the past, but on very different issues,” Power said. “I think Russia has made clear for a long time its opposition to ISIL.”
ISIL, like ISIS, is an acronym for the radical Islamic group that is operating in Iraq and Syria.
Power noted that the international community doesn’t need Russia’s approval to launch airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.
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