Iran’s president says the Islamic Republic will not tolerate violence and terror as foreign-backed Takfiri militants wreak havoc in northern Iraq.

According to Press TV, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that “As the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we will not tolerate the acts of violence and terror and we fight violence and terrorism in the region and in the world”.

The Iranian president said Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) will hold an immediate meeting to review the developments in Iraq as the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) pushes ahead with its offensive in Iraq’s northern cities.

President Rouhani stated that “I hope that nobody would see the films taken of the savage acts committed by them (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. Unfortunately, these people claim to be combatants and Muslim.”

Clashes continue between Iraqi soldiers and the Takfiri militants, who have vowed to march toward the capital.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the acts carried out by the militants, calling on the international community to support the Iraqi government’s fight against Takfiris.

According to reports, Takfiri groups are reportedly entering Iraq from neighboring Syria and Saudi Arabia to undermine security in the country.

EA