G7 Backs Intensified Fight against Daesh
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Group of Seven foreign ministers Monday pledged support for the US-led coalition to "intensify and accelerate" its fight against Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the terrorist "ISIS" group] in Iraq and Syria.
"Terrorism is an urgent global security threat that requires international collaboration and unified responses," they said in a statement at the end of a two-day meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
"We strongly support the [Global] Coalition's resolve to intensify and accelerate the campaign against" Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
The remarks came as the US-led coalition is stepping up pressure on the group, which suffered a string of territorial losses in recent months in both Iraq and Syria.
The coalition is carrying out air strikes against the extremist group, and is also providing training and arms to Iraqi forces.
"In response to the current threat level, we are working on a G7 action plan on countering terrorism that will include concrete measures to enhance G7 and international counter-terrorism efforts," they said, adding that it would be adopted at a G7 leaders' summit in Japan next month.
The G7 consists of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and the US. It is worth mentioning that the foreign policy chief of the European Union also participated in this week's meeting.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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