In the USA, it is believed that without a terrestrial operation, the Islamic State cannot be defeated

US Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking at a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (SMID) OSCE in Belgrade, said that the victory over the Islamic State terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation is impossible without the participation of ground forces. He emphasized that he had in mind the Syrian or Arab military forces that would decide on a ground operation, Reuters reports.

He emphasized that with the help of air strikes alone, it will not be possible to win. "I think we all know this: without the ability to find land forces that would be ready to fight the IG, it will not be possible to win," he said.

Kerry also emphasized that the achievement of the political decision of the Syrian crisis will allow the world community to fight against terrorists more effectively. “If we achieve the beginning of the political process (in the country. - Note Newsru.com ), then this will give the opportunity to both the Syrian armed forces, as well as the opposition, as well as the Russian Federation, the USA, the neighbors of Syria and other countries to fight IG,” the head of the State Department is sure.

He also believes that with such joint actions it will be possible to defeat terrorists in just a few months. It is worth recalling that in November, Kerry assured : "The days of the" Islamic state "are considered." The US Secretary of State made such a statement against the backdrop of a coalition forces on the positions of militants, during which one of the executioners of IG, known as Jihadi John, was killed.

In mid -November, President Barack Obama once again emphasized that the United States would not go to a ground operation against the Islamists, since this would "be a mistake."

In Belgrade, Kerry also met with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the Smid OSCE meeting. Diplomats exchanged condolences in connection with recent events: shooting in California and the execution of Russian terrorists IG.

"I would like to express condolences to the US Secretary of State John Kerry and the entire American people in connection with the tragedy," Lavrov said. "Sergey, we would like to bring our condolences in connection with another monstrous atrocity committed yesterday, when a Russian citizen was beheaded, just like citizens of other countries, including my country, Japan, Britain and others," Kerry said.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia has planned a number of bilateral meetings. In particular, he will hold negotiations with the Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Chavushoglu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Paolo Gentloni.

Shooting in the center of assistance to people with disabilities in the American city of San Bernardino, California, took away the lives of 14 people, 17 were injured. According to representatives of the authorities, this attack became the largest incident of this kind in the United States since December 2012, when, as a result of a massacre arranged by a young American in the elementary school "Sandy Hook" (Connecticut), 20 children and six adults were killed.

As for the execution, on the eve of the network a video of the decapitation of a person whom terrorists accused of espionage was published. Presumably, a 23-year-old native of Chechnya was killed. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, promised to "send the guilty of the Chechen to the other world.