British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to do anything necessary to help defeat "Islamic State" militants. Cameron spoke after an emergency meeting, which came in response to the beheading of a UK national, reports GHN based on DW.
In a statement delivered at his official 10 Downing Street residence on Sunday, Prime Minister Cameron pledged that UK authorities would bring to justice those responsible for beheading David Haines, "no matter how long it takes."
Video of the 44-year-old British aid worker being beheaded by a hooded man with a British accent was posted on the Internet late on Saturday. On Sunday, the British Foreign Office said it had no reason to doubt the authenticity of the footage.
Cameron, speaking after talks with his government's emergency response committee, known as Cobra, said Britain would work with its allies to defeat "Islamic State" (IS) extremists, who have seized large swathes of territory in northern Iraq and Syria.
"Step by step we must drive back, dismantle and ultimately destroy ISIL (IS) and what is stands for. We will do so in a calm, deliberate way but with an iron determination," the prime minister said. "We will not do so on our own, but by working closely with our allies, not just the United States and in Europe, but with our allies in the region."
IS fighters were "not Muslims, they are monsters," he said, while describing the 44-year-old Haines, whose beheading has been claimed by IS, as a "British hero."