Yesterday, a ministerial meeting of the coalition against ISIS began in Morocco, which discussed ways to “coordinate and continue international commitments” to combat the extremist organization in North Africa and its return to the Middle East. During the meeting, the coalition ministers will review “the initiatives taken,
With regard to efforts to ensure stability in areas previously affected by ISIS attacks,” the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
According to the same source, it will also focus on “countering the extremist propaganda that this terrorist organization and its followers are pursuing and fighting foreign terrorist fighters.”
The conference is also expected to focus on the African continent, where the extremist organization appears to be seeking to increase its presence in the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea regions.
The meeting will be attended by foreign ministers and diplomatic representatives from several Western and Arab countries and will be held at a luxury hotel in the Al Nahil tourist area of Marrakesh under heavy security. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was expected to chair the conference along with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Burita, but he was unable to attend due to Covid-19 infection, with a third official in his ministry, Victoria Nuland, taking over. on his behalf.
