US: Arab commandos to fight against IS

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter expects that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates command set available to help fighters of the opposition in Syria against the Islamic State group.

Arab commandos Sunni opposition should help grounds to recapture the Islamic extremists, particularly Raqqa, the capital of the caliphate declared by IS, Carter said.

The American minister also said he had received assurances that the UAE will participate again in the air war against IS, which is led by the United States. Saudi Arabia Thursday he received a similar commitment.