Thirty world powers met in France on Monday to discuss the military campaign to tackle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq, boosting U.S. efforts to create an international anti-ISIL coalition.

In attendance were the five U.N. Security council members, some European nations, Arab states and representatives from the Arab League, EU and the United Nations. The discussions, however, did not cover anti-ISIL measures in neighboring Syria.

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All recommended the new Iraqi government and pledged to help Bagdad in fighting back the Islamic State group that has been carving out large swathes of Iraqi territories, committing genocides, religious and ethnic cleansings.

Official statements released on Monday made no mention at all of Syria, the other country where the terror group has established caliphate. Syria did not send its delegates to the Paris conference; neither did its major regional partner, Iran.

All the countries who participated in the talks underscored the importance of removing Daesh from Iraq, said an official statement using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group.

To do this, the participating international leaders will support the new Iraqi government in its fight against ISIL by providing "any means necessary, including military assistance," noted the statement.

Fouad Massoum, the Iraqi president, told the press after Monday's talks that he is hoping for a quick response from his international allies.

Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the French have already authorized reconnaissance missions in Iraq. Another French official said two Rafale fighter planes along with a refuelling aircraft have already taken off for Iraq on Monday, reported Reuters.

The Paris conference showed that Iraqi's new prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, receives broad international good will which, according to Reuters, means Washington will face little resistance to airstrikes it plans to launch from there.

Syria, however, is an altogether different matter. The international coalition has not yet arrived with diplomatic measures to push back terror threats in Syria's side of the fighting.

Obama's anti-ISIL strategy, announced last week, would involve an expanded military campaign across Syria and Iraq.

Secretary of State John Kerry earlier said he is capable of building up solid regional alliances despite hesitancy among partners to take up measures against the Islamic State group that might help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government.

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