Is the US-led coalition working six months on?

Six months ago the US-led coalition launched operations against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, and later Syria. Its results are at best mixed. While the progress of the jihadist movement has been halted in Iraq, there is a feeling close to despondency about results across the border.

 

One senior figure in the US-led coalition told me: “We are not going anywhere in Syria at the moment.”

 

A series of recent setbacks underlines this point. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has quietly withdrawn from strike missions in Syria, with questions emerging about how far any country other than the US is now operating over it.

Read More: BBC News – Islamic State: Is the US-led coalition working six months on?.