RIYADH: Secretary-General of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, Major General Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi has held a meeting with Kenyan Minister for Defense Aden Bare Duale in Nairobi and discussed counterterrorism and extremism-related matters, Arab media reported on Wednesday.
Kenyan Minister meets chief of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition
According to Arab News, the two sides discussed matters of mutual interest during the meeting. On the occasion, the Kenyan Minister lauded the Islamic coalition’s framework for military, anti-terrorism financing, counterterrorism, intellectual, and media– as a strategic column in fighting violent extremism and terrorism.
He said that issue of terrorism has its roots in ideological and intellectual orientations, which establish the foundation of the extremist approach. Duale was of the view that working on making the mindset and integrating it within the appropriate framework founds one of the active action pillars aimed to curb and encompass extremist ideologies.
Major General Al-Moghedi said that strategic steps by the Islamic coalition in its counterterrorism measures have taken into consideration the hierarchy of terrorist and extremist tendencies.
He also spoke regarding social media and its role in influencing users. The Secretary-General also discussed curbing illegal terror financing via military assistance and support services.
