Islamic State militants seeking to "subvert and destroy the values of democracy" must be defeated, the Foreign Secretary has warned - saying action was crucial "for the security of Britain."
Foreign ministers from around the world were due to fly in to London today for a top-level summit discussing how to take the terror group down.
Islamic State militants seeking to "subvert and destroy the values of democracy" must be defeated, the Foreign Secretary has warned - saying action was crucial "for the security of Britain."
Foreign ministers from around the world were due to fly in to London today for a top-level summit discussing how to take the terror group down.
US secretary of state John Kerry, Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi and French foreign minister Laurent Fabius will be among leaders from 21 countries joining the talks.
They will focus not only on military support for opposition fighters but ways to cut off Islamic State finances, stop its influence spreading and preventing foreign fighters joining their ranks.
In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Philip Hammond said:
Amid talk of prisoner exchange, it's worth bearing in mind that IS militants are not explicitly saying they're ready to release hostages.
Iraq is running out of money to fight the terrorists of the self-styled Islamic State - because of falling revenues from lower oil prices.