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 . His stop in Cairo follows talks with leaders in Turkey on Friday and meetings with Arab leaders in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , a day earlier . Kerry spoke with Egypt 's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Araby , before meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry . Egypt , a country whose population makes up a quarter of the Arab world , has great influence in the region as an intellectual and cultural capital , Kerry told a news conference in Cairo . As such it can play a central role in the global fight against terrorism and extremism , he said , adding that this had been an important feature of the Arab leaders ' discussions in Jeddah . The ideology of ISIS has `` nothing to do with Islam , '' Kerry said . `` It is increasingly clear that its message of hate is rejected by the overwhelming majority of Muslims around the world . `` I 've heard this loud and clear from leader after leader in Muslim states that I 've visited and it is clear in the pronouncements of religious leaders around the world . '' Nice words but limited commitment so far for Obama 's ISIS coalition . 'No place in modern world ' Kerry also spoke of the need for international partners to support the new government in Iraq , not only militarily but with humanitarian aid , addressing illicit funding stream reaching ISIS and stopping the flow of foreign fighters . Kerry said efforts to move forward the coalition against ISIS would continue Monday in Paris , where France is hosting an international conference on the crisis in Iraq . The Australian government is preparing to deploy up to 10 aircraft , including up to eight combat aircraft , to the United Arab Emirates in response to a U.S. request to contribute to the coalition , the Australian prime minister 's office said Sunday . `` We are not deploying combat troops but contributing to international efforts to prevent the humanitarian crisis from deepening , '' Prime Minister Tony Abbott 's office said in a statement . The threat posed by ISIS will also be on the agenda of the upcoming U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York , Kerry said . Almost every country in the world can help in the fight against the Sunni extremist group , he said . `` The bottom line is that terrorists like ISIL have no place in the modern world but it 's up to the world to enforce that truth . '' The U.S. government refers to ISIS as ISIL , while the group now calls itself Islamic State . Kerry also said he had discussed Egypt 's democratic transition with el-Sisi . Kerry : U.S. not at war with ISIS . 'Acute threat ' A senior State Department official told reporters on the way to Cairo that a `` broad consensus '' was reached in the Jeddah talks that the threat posed by ISIS is the most acute in the region . This threat `` crosses borders , and if it is n't stopped , would increasingly expand beyond borders , '' the official said . `` So that is why , not just Egypt , but all countries in the region need to focus not just on whatever parochial counterterrorism and other issues that they need to resolve , but also this broader threat to the region and beyond . '' Obama outlined a plan in a speech Wednesday to `` dismantle and ultimately destroy '' the Sunni extremist group that has seized a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria . ISIS has said it 's bent on creating an Islamic `` caliphate , '' where harsh Sharia law governs every aspect of life . As Iraq needs strong air support from its allies to confront ISIS , French President Francois Hollande promised Iraq 's new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that France `` will participate in efforts to hit terrorist locations in Iraq , '' al-Abadi told reporters in Baghdad Friday . `` We need air support and not soldiers on the ground , '' al-Abadi said . U.S. forces have already carried out more than 150 air strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq . Military aid . Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. counterterrorism operation could include possible airstrikes in civil war-torn Syria . He also said 475 more U.S. military advisers will head to Iraq , raising the total of American forces there to 1,700 for a mission originally described as limited . In addition , Obama shifted $ 25 million in military aid to Iraqi forces , including Kurdish fighters in the north combating the ISIS extremists . The aid could include ammunition , small arms and vehicles , as well as military education and training , State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said . It 's not clear how soon U.S. forces will launch operations in Syria . New U.S. envoy to join coalition . Kerry announced Saturday his appointment of retired Gen. John Allen as special presidential envoy for the new coalition to fight ISIS , to be joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk . Both will begin work immediately , according to Kerry 's statement . Taking on ISIS : That which we call a 'war ' ...
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 .