On May 11, Morocco hosted this year's Global Coalition, an organization comprised of 84 global members committed to halting the detrimental actions of Daesh/ISIS around the world.
Founded in 2014, the Global Coalition targets Daesh's financial and economic resources, which helps prevent foreign terrorist fighters from crossing borders, while also finding ways to support the stabilization and restoration of public services crippled by Daesh and combating any propaganda released by the terrorist organization, according to its website.
"Grateful to Morocco for hosting this @Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS Ministerial," U.S. Under Secretary Victoria Nuland said May 12 on Twitter. "We have made great progress in halting ISIS’s activities around the world, and we will not stop until the terrorist group and its affiliates are defeated once and for all."
This year's Global Coalition marks the first time the meeting was held in Africa, according to a May 11 State Department news release. While the organization has made significant strides in destabilizing the terrorist group, Daesh/ISIS still continues to remain active through violent attacks in Iraq and Syria, including a large-scale attack against the Al-Sinaa detention facility in January 2022 in Syria.
Another first for this year's Coalition was the inclusion of the first three Africa Focus Group meetings seeking to address the Daesh/ISIS threat growing in Africa, the news release reported. The focus group hopes to support the civilian-led counterterrorism groups in Africa by sharing the Coalition's experience dealing with the terrorist group in Syria and Iraq while also recognizing underlying causes of insecurity in Africa in order to stop the spread of Daesh/ISIS on the continent.
Officials attending agreed a holistic approach is required to address the growing global concerns of the terrorist organization, which will be accomplished through several initiatives within the Defeat Daesh/ISIS Coalition Working Groups such as Communications, Counter ISIS Finance, Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Stabilization, according to the release. The organization also agreed sustainable solutions are needed to address the root causes fueling terrorism and violent extremism.
