Iraq's deputy prime minister has told Sky News that it is the "duty of the world" to stand up against Islamic State extremists.
Saleh al Mutlaq also said he welcomed the UK parliament's decision to back airstrikes against the militants in his country.
He said IS was "not just the problem of Iraq. It is the problem of all countries".
Iraq's deputy prime minister Saleh al Mutlaq speaks to Sky News "Outsiders" from nations including Britain, Australia and the emirate countries were fighting for IS and the coalition aerial raids should target militias as well as the jihadist group, he said.
Mr al Mutlaq said: "It is an invitation for every country which can participate in this coalition to do what they can in order to get rid of IS forever.
"Iraq is now fighting on behalf of the world."
He added: "It's the duty of the world to stand against this danger which is coming, maybe now to Iraq, but it will separate everywhere if it is not going to be fixed in this country and ended."
And he said without also targeting militias who "facilitated the presence of IS" there would not be stability in Iraq.
The Sunni IS extremists have taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria in recent months and David Cameron said the group posed a direct threat to the UK.
RAF Tornado aircraft earlier left Cyprus for their first combat mission over Iraq.
A RAF Tornado GR4 They are poised to launch airstrikes against jihadists after Parliament on Friday gave the green light for military action in Iraq.
MPs voted by 524 to 43 - a majority of 481 - to endorse attacks on the insurgents in support of the US-led coalition, with Labour backing the Government motion.
Mr Cameron said the motion had been limited to Iraq in order to secure cross-party consensus.
And also to avoid a repeat of last year's damaging Commons defeat when Labour combined with Tory and Liberal Democrat rebels to block airstrikes against President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria.
The strikes, under Operation Shader, are expected to be carried out by six Tornado GR4s which have been based at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus since last month where they have been deployed in a reconnaissance role.
Up to now, America and France have been conducting aerial strikes in Iraq in support of Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, while the US and Arab allies have attacked IS targets from the air in Syria.
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