Airstrikes and ground fighting in the key Syrian city of Kobane has killed several hundred ISIS fighters, said the Pentagon on Thursday. On Tuesday, a closed meeting was held at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington to discuss the current situation and what lay ahead for the U.S. operation against ISIS. The meeting included defense chiefs from 22 nations that have joined the anti-ISIS coalition; Egypt being one of them. The main purpose of the meeting was to ensure coordination, common understanding and a shared vision as was stated by General Martin Dempsey, U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who co-chaired the meeting with General Lloyd Austin, commanding general of the U.S. Central Command. President Obama joined the meeting later in the evening and expressed his deep concerns for the threat ISIS is posing, not only on the Middle East, but on the US and the world in general. He also stressed on the importance of the cooperation of all countries, stating after the meeting that the operation “involves the world.” One of Egypt’s main roles would be denouncing Islam’s affiliation with the extremist views and actions of the…
