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Sunday, October 19, 2014
Saudi Arabia backs tough steps against terror

Saudi Arabia backs tough steps against terror
Arab News - 18 October, 2014
http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?id=721389&news_type=Top&lang=en

Saudi Arabia has asserted that fighting extremist ideologies is an integral
part of any strategy to combat terror.

"From our experience, it has become crystal clear that terror has no
religion, no ethnicity and no nationality," said Ahmed Al-Salem,
undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior.

“Fighting against terror ideology is as important as any other method
adopted to combat terror,” he said, while addressing the Crans Montana Forum
in Geneva.

“Terror is the scourge of the 21st century that has left a catastrophic
impact on the security and prosperity of human societies across the world,”
he said.

The Kingdom is at the forefront of combating terrorism as it has been the
target of a number of violent attacks, he pointed out.

Since 2003, the Kingdom has suffered 147 terror attacks in which 95 innocent
civilians lost their lives and 569 people were wounded. Foreign employees
and visitors were also among the casualties.

Security forces foiled 250 plots to blow up domestic and foreign facilities
and murder citizens and foreigners. The forces also brought those who were
involved in terror attacks to justice.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, he put the number of the security
officers who were killed in terror attacks at 74, adding that 657 officers
sustained serious injuries.
He warned that terrorism remained a serious threat to international security
despite the battles fought collectively under the UN umbrella or
individually by various countries.

“The situation demands that all countries intensify their efforts to combat
and root out the menace and bring terrorists to justice wherever they might
be,” he said. This can only be achieved with reinforced international,
regional and bilateral cooperation, he said.

The official called for more effective measures to ensure the implementation
of international and regional agreements on defeating terrorism in addition
to enacting national laws with the aim of eradicating the menace.

The laws should also be strong enough to weed out terrorist and extremist
ideologies, said the official.

He also stressed the need to take steps to spread the spirit of peaceful
coexistence across the globe.

The official also said that the Kingdom had developed a comprehensive
strategy over the past years to combat terrorism, focusing on the prevention
of terror activities and rehabilitation of reformed terrorists. These
efforts, he said, aim at fortifying and protecting the community from
extremist ideologies by way of anti-extremist campaigns through the media,
lectures and seminars.

A unit to deal with terror has been set up in collaboration with
educational, religious and social establishments, he said.

A culture of dialogue and preparedness to respect the views of others is
also being promoted in addition to paying special attention to protecting
the youth and foreign residents from the influence of extremist ideologies,
he said.

The Kingdom’s efforts against terror also include signing a number of
regional and bilateral agreements to cooperate in the combat, participation
in the drafting of the comprehensive charter to fight international
terrorism, besides urging other countries to set up a center to combat
terror with a donation of $ 100 million.
Saudi Arabia backs tough steps against terror
Arab News - 18 October, 2014
http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?id=721389&news_type=Top&lang=en

Saudi Arabia has asserted that fighting extremist ideologies is an integral
part of any strategy to combat terror.

"From our experience, it has become crystal clear that terror has no
religion, no ethnicity and no nationality," said Ahmed Al-Salem,
undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior.

“Fighting against terror ideology is as important as any other method
adopted to combat terror,” he said, while addressing the Crans Montana Forum
in Geneva.

“Terror is the scourge of the 21st century that has left a catastrophic
impact on the security and prosperity of human societies across the world,”
he said.

The Kingdom is at the forefront of combating terrorism as it has been the
target of a number of violent attacks, he pointed out.

Since 2003, the Kingdom has suffered 147 terror attacks in which 95 innocent
civilians lost their lives and 569 people were wounded. Foreign employees
and visitors were also among the casualties.

Security forces foiled 250 plots to blow up domestic and foreign facilities
and murder citizens and foreigners. The forces also brought those who were
involved in terror attacks to justice.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, he put the number of the security
officers who were killed in terror attacks at 74, adding that 657 officers
sustained serious injuries.
He warned that terrorism remained a serious threat to international security
despite the battles fought collectively under the UN umbrella or
individually by various countries.

“The situation demands that all countries intensify their efforts to combat
and root out the menace and bring terrorists to justice wherever they might
be,” he said. This can only be achieved with reinforced international,
regional and bilateral cooperation, he said.

The official called for more effective measures to ensure the implementation
of international and regional agreements on defeating terrorism in addition
to enacting national laws with the aim of eradicating the menace.

The laws should also be strong enough to weed out terrorist and extremist
ideologies, said the official.

He also stressed the need to take steps to spread the spirit of peaceful
coexistence across the globe.

The official also said that the Kingdom had developed a comprehensive
strategy over the past years to combat terrorism, focusing on the prevention
of terror activities and rehabilitation of reformed terrorists. These
efforts, he said, aim at fortifying and protecting the community from
extremist ideologies by way of anti-extremist campaigns through the media,
lectures and seminars.

A unit to deal with terror has been set up in collaboration with
educational, religious and social establishments, he said.

A culture of dialogue and preparedness to respect the views of others is
also being promoted in addition to paying special attention to protecting
the youth and foreign residents from the influence of extremist ideologies,
he said.

The Kingdom’s efforts against terror also include signing a number of
regional and bilateral agreements to cooperate in the combat, participation
in the drafting of the comprehensive charter to fight international
terrorism, besides urging other countries to set up a center to combat
terror with a donation of $ 100 million.

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