Arab FMs in Saudi Arabia Discuss Syria Conflict, ’ISIL’ Extremism

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Arab foreign ministers held a summit in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in a bid to discuss the foreign-backed Syrian conflict and the rise of Takfiri extremism in the region on Sunday.

The meeting on Sunday came as U.S. media outlets reported that Washington, which has already launched air raids in northern Iraq against the positions of the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" [ISIL], may consider similar military intervention against the Takfiri forces in Syria, state news agency SPA reported.

According to the report, the closed-door talks in the major Red Sea city was attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, as well as an adviser to Jordan's foreign minister.

This is while some of these countries have been among the most active backers of the insurgency war against the Syrian government as well as the Takfiri extremists in both Syria and Iraq.

Meanwhile, Egypt's Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday that the meeting would address "the growing presence in Iraq and Syria of extremists," notably the ISIL extremist group.

The top diplomats discussed the Syrian conflict and "challenges including the rise of terrorist extremist ideology," the report said. 

The ministers agreed on "the need to seriously work to deal with these crises and challenges to preserve security and stability in Arab countries," it added, without elaborating.

The rise of ISIL meant the "search for a political solution to the Syria crisis was needed more than ever," it further said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team