AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Terrorism has not been completely defeated in the Middle East despite the fact that some territories previously controlled by terrorists have been freed, because the roots of the violence and extremist ideology have not yet been eradicated in the region, the Qatari Foreign Minister has stated.
"There are territories [that have] been liberated, but ISIS or terrorism is not defeated yet, because the ideology is still there. The people are still there. The main causes of this violence, of this crisis, are never addressed as well", Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
According to the foreign minister, the fight against terrorism in the Middle East is also being hampered by the fact the countries have become increasingly divided.
"We see the increase in regional polarisation. And this is growing day by day. Especially within the Middle East region. And this polarisation is increasing diplomatically, unfortunately", the diplomat noted.
The statement comes after the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) Media Centre reported that the remaining militants from the Daesh terrorist group had been surrounded in a small area of Baghouz, the last Daesh-held village in Syria.
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17 February 2019 - 13:20
News ID: 929459
Terrorism has not been completely defeated in the Middle East despite the fact that some territories previously controlled by terrorists have been freed, because the roots of the violence and extremist ideology have not yet been eradicated in the region, the Qatari Foreign Minister has stated.
