(VOVworld) – Iraq has called for global support for its fight against jihadists after the Islamic State seized large areas of Iraq and neighboring Syria.

The barbarous execution of the Islamic State. (Photo: RT)

At a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Iraq needs help and support from everybody opposed to terrorism, but not in the form of troops, he added, as there is no shortage of fighting men. Zarif said Tehran is cooperating with the Iraqi government and with the Kurdish government to repel the IS. Zarif said the IS is committing acts of horrendous genocide and crimes against humanity, and called on the international community to increase their efforts to fight the IS.