The Israeli Ynet news site says the soldiers were in a community centre in a village
Syria settlement needed to eliminate IS: Obama
Obama says Syria settlement needed to eliminate Islamic State
Published : 19 Nov 2015, 10:17 AM
Updated : 19 Nov 2015, 10:19 AM
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Islamic State militants could not be eliminated until there was a political settlement in Syria, which could take some time.
Such a resolution would not be possible if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remained in power, said Obama, who is in Manila to attend the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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