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Saudi Arabia and nine other Arab states agreed in Jeddah on Thursday to rally behind the United States in its fight against extremists from the Islamic State (IS) as it contends to build an international coalition to help combat the extremist group.
In its final statement, the United States and the ten nations declared their “shared commitment to stand united against the threat posed by all terrorism, including the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”.
Participation in the fight against them will include “as appropriate, joining in the many aspects of a coordinated military campaign against ISIL”, the statement said.
Their fight will include “stopping the flow of foreign fighters through neighboring countries, countering financing of ISIL and other violent extremists, repudiating their hateful ideology, ending impunity and bringing perpetrators to justice”.
It will also include “contributing to humanitarian relief efforts, assisting with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of communities brutalized by ISIL, supporting states that face the most acute ISIL threat”.
Speaking to reporters after the meet, Kerry said that Washington’s Arab partners will play a “leading role” in the coalition.
“As I understand (from the meeting we had today), Arab nations play a critical role in that coalition, a leading role”, he said.
A US official in Jeddah said that Turkey had its own reasons for not being a part of the coalition.
“We understand the challenging situation Turkey is in given their detained diplomats and they will make the decision on what role they can play moving forward”, the official said.
IS extremists currently hold 49 Turks hostage, including children and diplomats, abducted from the Turkish consulate from Iraq’s second city Mosul on June 11th.
“Turkey remains an important partner on counterterrorism and we will continue to consult closely as we work together to address the threat from ISIL”, Turkey said.