Western news in the presence of 21 Arab and African countries … Statement of the results of the conference on the fight against terrorism in Iraq

The conference, titled "Arab-African Forum on Countering Terrorism and Extremism", was held on March 23 and 24 in the presence of 21 Arab and African countries, who discussed the specter of terrorism and paid dear the blood of their children to resist it. The danger

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The final statement, obtained by Sputnik on Monday, indicated that the participants had held four consecutive sessions to discuss the main causes, the spread and causes of terrorism, as well as various visions and ideas to eliminate the phenomenon of terrorism.

He paid tribute to the final declaration of the conference on the role of Iraq in hosting participants, including Ammar al-Hakim, head of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction.

The conference also supported the efforts of the African-African Cultural Institute and the Anti-Terrorism Department of the Arab League Secretariat to find appropriate ways to implement the recommendations of this forum by activating the channels of communication between them and the Arab League. overcoming obstacles encountered by the parties concerned. And Africa as part of the Forum.

The statement called for addressing the differences in the interpretation of the concepts of extremism and terrorism between Forum member countries (Arab and African) and the international community, thus strengthening international cooperation in the fight against this phenomenon. .

He stressed the importance of working to promote and create initiatives for national and community reconciliation and dialogue between the different components of the Arab and African member societies of the Forum in all their religious and ethnic groups.

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The conclusion of the conference on the fight against terrorism in Iraq

He urged the League of Arab States and the African Union to organize media events and conferences to unify the speech of Arab and African media against extremism and called for the adoption of A unified African-African project to combat the financing of terrorism and the drying up of funding sources.

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The conference considered the creation of an electronic library specialized in the study and treatment of terrorism and extremism phenomena, which should include all the books, studies, fatwas and experiences of member states in the fight against terrorism, the purification of thought and heritage and the revival of religious discourse. The electronic library according to the members of the forum.

He also urged the parties involved to work towards the creation of a unified list of terrorism, gathering all information relating to persons involved in terrorism, that they belong to terrorist organizations, that they implement, finance or promote an extremist ideology and all forms of terrorist support, according to the government of each Member State. The list of information must include the personal and descriptive data available to them in order to contribute to the reduction of their criminal activities.

He called for raising awareness of the rise and growth of so-called "white supremacist terrorism" because of its negative impact on safe societies and the strengthening of motivations and justifications of extremist terrorist organizations in reaction to this phenomenon.

The forum also praises and appreciates the positive response of the New Zealand government and people in the aftermath of the criminal terrorist attack targeting worshipers at the Christchurch Mosque.

He called for the establishment of rehabilitation centers for victims of violence and extremism and the rehabilitation of children recruited by terrorist organizations and to submit them to social integration programs, and called for development of a national and Arab national strategy and programs to combat the recruitment of children and their exploitation in conflicts and extremism.

The declaration stresses the need to reject the classification of terrorist resistance movements and to set up a committee to monitor the implementation of the decisions of the forum, which will meet within three months to evaluate the measures taken to implement these decisions. .