Britain is to ramp up financial assistance to Iraq after the country's beleaguered prime minister pleaded for more international help in the battle against Isis militants. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the contribution to a new United Nations fund - expected to be around £2million - would go alongside a 'significant contribution to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts'. He promised the cash after a meeting of international allies in Paris at which the Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi said his country needed 'the support of the world' but was 'not getting it'. Mr Abadi claimed there is 'a lot of talk' about supporting his country fight back against Isis but 'very little on the ground'.Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond pledges £2m more to Iraqi governmentMr Hammond promised the cash after a meeting of allies in ParisComes after PM Haider al-Abadi said Iraq needed the 'support of the world'
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