Global Coalition against Daesh Reiterates Determinaition to Counter Malign, Separatist, Non-State Military Actors

10/06/2023

Riyadh – The 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition Against Daesh, held on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and attended by its 86 members, adopted a statement reaffirming its determination to counter malign, separatist, and non-state military actors that undermine counterterrorism cooperation and destabilize regional security.

This determination thus consolidates the Coalition’s position adopted at the last Coalition Ministerial Meeting in Marrakech in May 2022, as well as at the plenary meeting of the Africa Focus Group held in Niamey on 1 and 2 March 2023.

The 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition, held in Marrakech on 11 May 2022, had underlined the concern of Coalition members about the proliferation of separatist movements in Africa, which lead to destabilization and increased vulnerability of African States and ultimately benefit Daesh and other terrorist and violent extremist organizations.