US: Arab commandos to fight against IS

brussels - 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. That Carter said Friday in Brussels after meeting with his counterpart from the UAE.

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.