“U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Friday a new international coalition aimed at wiping out Islamic State militants. The plan against the extremist group, formerly known as ISIS or ISIL, calls for stopping the flow of foreign fighters, cutting off its funding, addressing humanitarian crises and “delegitimizing” its ideology, Kerry said.

A new and inclusive government in Iraq is critical to stopping the jihadists, Kerry said. The U.K., France, Australia, Germany, Canada, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Denmark are expected to lend military and financial support in the coalition’s fight against ISIS. Kerry said the NATO allies will all stand behind a new Iraqi government “in its efforts to unify the country against ISIL.”

Kerry’s comments came while he attended the NATO summit in Wales with President Barack Obama. The U.S. plans to “degrade and destroy ISIL capabilities-and ensure that it can no longer threaten Iraq, the region, and the world,” Kerry said.“* Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (TYT University), Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and Wes Clark Jr break it down.

*Read more here from Amethyst Tate / International Business Times:
http://www.ibtimes.com/us-nato-allies-form-coalition-against-isis-vow-stop-flow-foreign-fighters-1679796