King, US envoy discuss anti-Daesh drive

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday discussed with US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh Brett McGurk the importance of enhancing cooperation and coordination among regional and international parties to combat terrorism, a Royal Court statement said. 

The King and McGurk discussed the latest developments related to war on Daesh and international efforts. 

The meeting was attended by Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, King’s Military Adviser and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mashal Al Zaben,  National Security Adviser and General Intelligence Department Director Gen. Faisal Shobaki, King's Office Director Jafar Hassan, National Policies Council Rapporteur Abdullah Wreikat and US Ambassador to Jordan Alice G. Wells. 

Jordan has been active with the US-led coalition against terrorist groups since its inception in September 2014.

In a recent speech at Rome-hosted Mediterranean Dialogue conference, King Abdullah said Jordan has worked actively with the global community for a comprehensive approach to the challenges that terrorist groups pose today. 

 “I have said from the outset that we are fighting a war within Islam against the outlaws of Islam, the khawarej,” he said, adding: “Yet, as is painfully seen, these terrorists and outlaws threaten the entire world. They spare no peoples; they respect no boundaries, moral or geographic. The Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas have all been targets. This is a war we have to fight, and win, as a united global community.”