The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed London’s will to cooperate with the Islamic Coalition military, the formation of which was announced by Saudi Arabia. The Arab spokeswoman for theBritish Foreign Ministry, Farah Dakhlallah, told Asharq Al-Awsat: “We want to observe countries from all over the world playing their roles in fighting terrorism. We are looking forward to receive extra details from KSA on the Islamic Military Coalition in order to look for the best means of cooperation with them against ISIS”.

This British endorsement for the new coalition coincides with Daily Telegraph’s article on Britain’s readiness to provide aircraft support for the Islamic Military Coalition as, according to military sources, Britain decided to send Special Forces to fight terrorist organizations in Syria within weeks.

International parties wanting to join the new coalition forces are increasing. Uganda’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Rashid Yahya Semuddu, told Asharq Al-Awsat that his country is ready to join the coalition and is waiting to make the necessary arrangements. He added: “We will do what we will be asked once we figure out what Saudi Arabia wants Kambala, being part of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and a close friend to the kingdom, to contribute to.”

Moreover, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov announced Russia’s support for the new coalition. This came after Lavrov’s meeting with his Bahraini counterpart, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, in Moscow. Lavrov said: “We expect this initiative to motivate all the Islamic countries to unite against any act of terrorism or any attempt to manipulate religion”.
In a related report, officials announced that gunmen from ISIS launched an attack on a Turkish military camp in Mosul, Iraq, causing the injury of four Turkish soldiers.