New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday that he expects to make a decision by the middle of next month on whether the country will join a fight against the Islamic State (IS).

Radio New Zealand reported that Key said he was likely to get advice this week about what military support the country could offer.

The government was likely to make its own decision about whether to support the U.S.-led campaign against the IS in Iraq and Syria, rather than wait for a call for assistance, and a parliamentary debate was likely if the government did decide to commit forces, Key reportedly said.

He said there was a range of assistance that could be provided and sending troops was at the outer edge of what he would want to do. Endi

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