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October 6, 2014

Vatican summit says extremists must be stopped with sanctioned force

US Navy F-18E Super Hornets make a formation after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq Sept. 23. These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike Islamic State targets in Syria.

VATICAN CITY - Extremist groups in the Middle East, including the "Islamic State," must be stopped with sanctioned military force and through dialogue, said a Vatican statement.

Published in Vatican