Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday urged Asia-Pacific nations to help fight jihadist groups as he opened a regional summit on the issue with a warning that Islamic State has global ambitions. Abbott told the conference -- attended by ministers and representatives of 30 nations as well as well as tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google -- that it was crucial to find methods to tackle the ideology of extremist groups that have drawn thousands of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria.
06-11-2015, 09:56 PM
Australia opens regional summit to fight jihadists
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday urged Asia-Pacific nations to help fight jihadist groups as he opened a regional summit on the issue with a warning that Islamic State has global ambitions. Abbott told the conference -- attended by ministers and representatives of 30 nations as well as well as tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google -- that it was crucial to find methods to tackle the ideology of extremist groups that have drawn thousands of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria.
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