Blinken calls Syrian humanitarian situation 'untenable'
At a meeting of the members of the US D-ISIS coalition in Rome, the US secretary of state makes appeal for "stabilization."
![A child sits near displaced Syrians lining up to collect plates of food prepared by a local charity for the Ramadan fast-breaking meal at a camp for people displaced by conflict in the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on April 13, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1232303479.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=guWpfcA5)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Rome today with representatives of the 83-member coalition against the Islamic State (IS) to reinforce Washington’s stance on the conflict in Syria.
Blinken and Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio chaired the conference, the first such meeting under the Biden administration.