(MENAFN- QNA) The prospect of Britain joining military action against the Islamic State (ISIS) group moved closer as Prime Minister David Cameron led international condemnation of the ritualised killing of the British aid worker David Haines and threats against a second UK citizen, Alan Henning.
As western diplomats reported that several Arab states had offered to join a US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against the insurgents, Cameron said the UK was "ready to take whatever steps are necessary" to deal with the threat of ISIS, according to a report published by (The Guardian) newspaper on its website.
The paper noted that John Kerry, the US secretary of state, said on Sunday he was "extremely encouraged" by pledges to build a broad alliance against ISIS. Kerry is to join Iraqi, Arab and other western ministers at a conference in Paris on Monday to agree ways to support the new Baghdad government in the war against ISIS, the paper said, adding more than 40 nations have signed up to a US-led plan, but not all are willing to offer Iraq direct military support.
In a statement in front of two union jack flags Cameron said: "We are a peaceful people. We do not seek out confrontation, but we need to understand we cannot ignore this threat to our security and that to our allies. There is no option of keeping our heads down that would make us safe We cannot just walk on by if we are to keep this country safe. We have to confront this menace."
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