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Arab countries offer a helping hand to US for taking on ISIS in Iraq

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ANI London

A report has said that several Arab countries have offered to take part in air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq.

However, they also added that any action is subject to approval by the Iraqi government, reported the BBC.

United States Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the decision by saying that he was encouraged by promises of military assistance to combat the terrorist group.

He was speaking in Paris following a tour of the Middle East trying to build a broad coalition to take on the ISIS.

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First Published: Sep 15 2014 | 9:13 AM IST

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