Saudis resume participation in anti-IS air strikes: US

Saudi Arabia has resumed participation in air strikes by a US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

"I can confirm the Saudis renewed their participation in air strikes in the last few days," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met with coalition members in Brussels last week to push for more contributions to fight against IS in Iraq and Syria.

Saudi Arabia, which had shifted its focus to Yemen after initially taking part in the US-led campaign, has recently deployed warplanes to the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey for an intensified campaign against IS, a senior Saudi defense official said over the weekend.

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