ZAGREB, Croatia — The U.S. plan to step up attacks against militants in Iraq and Syria is being delayed until more Arab governments agree to contribute to the operation, the Pentagon’s top officer said Sunday.

President Barack Obama wants more specific pledges from allies to join and help pay for the military operation against militants of the Islamic State organization before he will give final approval to the Pentagon’s war plan, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told reporters traveling with him in Europe.

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