U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Egypt had a critical role to play in countering extremism , as he met with Egyptian leaders in his latest effort to build regional support for President Barack Obama 's strategy to combat ISIS . Australia will send up to 20 troops to help fight ISIL after a U.S. request . US Secretary of State John Kerry : Egypt can play critical role in fighting extremism . Kerry is in the Egyptian capital for talks ahead of a conference on ISIS in Cairo . He has already met with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia and Turkish leaders in Ankara .
Australia will send up to 20 troops to help fight ISIL after a U.S. request . US Secretary of State John Kerry : Egypt can play critical role in fighting extremism . Kerry is in the Egyptian capital for talks ahead of a conference on ISIS in Cairo . He has already met with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia and Turkish leaders in Ankara .