Iraq needs international help to counter ISIS, says Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama has said that the turbulent situation in Iraq requires significant assistance immediately as ISIS is currently threatening to seize more cities.

Obama recently said that the war ravaged country is going to need more help from the U.S and the international community, CNN reported.

The president said that the U.S has a stake in making sure that the "jihadists" are not getting a permanent foothold in either Iraq or Syria.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, wants to establish an Islamic caliphate, or state, in the region and has already had significant success till date in Syria, where it has been engaged in the civil war against President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Earlier ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani had reportedly implored the fighters to not give up a hand's width of ground they have liberated, as well as to expand the campaign.

The audio also says that the fighters should continue their march as the battle will rage in Baghdad and Karbala, which they should be ready.

White House spokesman Jay Carney had however said that they are not contemplating ground troops.