The military in the UK is planning to set up new bases in the Middle East to better combat the extremist militant group IS.
According to The Independent, an infantry battalion could be sent to al-Minhad in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and a training post in Oman could also be used.
The British Royal Navy is hopeful that the port in Bahrain could be expanded to accommodate more sailors and bigger warships.
A defence force said that an infantry battalion based in al-Minhad was training alongside the Emirates.
Professor Michael Clarke, director of the Royal United Services Institute think-tank, said that the move could be seen as UK military's efforts to increase its presence in the region in the wake of withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
US President Barrack Obama, earlier, announced the formation of a "core coalition" of like-minded countries from the NATO in order to tackle the Islamic State threat.
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Speaking at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) groups summit in Wales, Obama said that a " core coalition" had been formed to contain the Islamic State menace and that the coalition was ready to face the terrorists in Iraq using all means including military, intelligence, law-enforcement as well as diplomatic efforts, the BBC reported.
The countries which would be a part of the group includes the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Turkey, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.