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U.S. says prepared for military solution against Islamic State in Syria

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Istanbul, Turkey January 23, 2016.{[PHOTO:REUTERS}

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Islamic State in Syria should the Syrian government and rebels fail to reach a political settlement.

The latest round of Syria peace talks are planned to begin on Monday in Geneva but were at risk of being delayed partly because of a dispute over who will comprise the opposition delegation.

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