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Kyrgyzstan Wants EU Military Help To Guard Against IS Threat

The president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambaev, has said that his country would like European military assistance to help combat the threat from the Islamic State (IS) group. Atambaev, who traveled to Europe on March 22 for talks with senior officials, told reporters in Vienna on March 23 that IS poses a direct threat to Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian states. "I would like to remind you: IS has announced that one of the provinces of the Islamic caliphate should be created in Central Asia, specifically in the Ferghana Valley," Atambaev said.