MOSCOW, September 26 (RIA Novosti) – The Islamic State (IS) cannot be defeated by airstrikes alone, British Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament Friday, as British MPs are debating whether or not the United Kingdom should participate in airstrikes against the IS in Iraq.
"Airstrikes alone [are] insufficient," Cameron said, adding that "credible [Sunni and Muslim] ground forces" are also needed to defeat the IS, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The United States has carried out a number of airstrikes against IS positions in Iraq and Syria. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly taken part in the most recent attacks.
