Anti-IS coalition heads to Brussels for first meeting

The 60-odd members of the US-led global coalition to counter Islamic State (IS) are to meet for the first time in early December in Brussels.

The gathering comes amid larger discussions how to counter a security threat which some EU states now consider a top priority.

Led by US general John Allen, who had earlier commanded the 150,000 US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, the coalition meeting in Brussels is being billed as a co-ordination event.

"It’s made up of many diverse a...