British Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday that the United Kingdom would “work with others” to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria but did not intend to put troops on the ground in either country.
The Islamic State released a video Saturday of the beheading of British nonprofit worker David Haines.
Cameron said Britain would do “whatever it takes” to extinguish the Islamic State, according to the New York Times.
On the video, the terrorists had forced Haines to read a script saying “I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution” because of Britain’s alliance with the U.S.
Like the U.S., Cameron underscored his country’s desire to work with others, but like the U.S., would not be providing combatants.
“This is not about British combat troops on the ground,” Cameron said.
He said British aircraft had been engaging in intelligence-gathering in the region.
