US 'core coalition' will need Middle East military boots to defeat IS, say analysts

Experts say that a 10-nation group gathered by the US to fight Islamic State in Syria and Iraq may not be able to defeat the extremist group without the help of Middle East nations surrounding the IS' self declared caliphate.

According to the CNN, analysts say that the key to winning the battle against ISIS could be courting countries in the region.

Fawaz Gerges, chairman of Middle Eastern studies at the London School of Economics said the most important element of this coalition is the local and the regional.

He said that the US and its allies won't send troops on the ground, but the Iraqis, Kurds, and Syrians will basically be doing the fighting.

US President Barrack Obama, earlier, announced the formation of a "core coalition" of like-minded countries from the NATO in order to tackle the Islamic State threat.

Speaking at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) groups summit in Wales, Obama said that a " core coalition" had been formed to contain the Islamic State menace and that the coalition was ready to face the terrorists in Iraq using all means including military, intelligence, law-enforcement as well as diplomatic efforts, the BBC reported.

The countries which would be a part of the group includes the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Turkey, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.

Both US President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have ruled out using any ground troops in their effort to enlist more nations to join their common fight against the scourge of IS.