NATO declares solidarity with Turkey in fight against ISIS

NATO declares solidarity with Turkey in fight against ISIS

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest from NATO meeting on Islamic State group and related developments (all times local):

1:50 p.m.

NATO to hold emergency meeting regarding ISIS
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NATO to hold emergency meeting regarding ISIS

Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — For just the fifth time in its 66-year history, NATO ambassadors will meet in emergency session Tuesday to gauge the threat the Islamic State extremist group poses to Turkey, and the debated actions Turkish authorities are taking in response.

The extraordinary meeting at NATO headquarters was requested by Turkey under Article 4 of the treaty that founded the U.S.-led alliance, which empowers its 28 member states to seek such consultations when they consider their "territorial integrity, political independence or security" to be in jeopardy.

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