 "ISIS is most dangerous terror group: Susan Rice")
Calling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as the "most dangerous" terror organisation, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice today said US has a four-point strategy to fight the dreaded militant group which poses an "enormous" threat to civilians under its brutal reign.
What makes the ISIS especially dangerous is that it is present both on the ground-attempting to function as a state-and online, Rice said.
"It is essentially a hybrid: a terrorist organisation and an insurgency, which exploited the chaos in Syria and Iraq to occupy large swaths of territory," she said.
"Holding territory provides ISIS with financial resources and manpower. It buttresses their false claim to a so-called caliphate, granting them a unique and powerful appeal to potential followers. At the same time, they have harnessed the power of social media to recruit fighters and inspire lone-wolf attacks," Rice said.
The ISIS, she said, poses an "enormous danger" to civilians under their brutal reign.
"The ISIS is the most dangerous terrorist organisation. It is a destabilising force in the Middle East. It is a threat to people around the world," she said.
"But let's be clear. As President Barack Obama has emphasised, ISIS does not pose an existential threat to our nation. We have faced down and defeated much greater adversaries. ISIS is not Nazi Germany. It is not the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. This is not World War III or the much-hyped clash of civilisations," she said.
"On the contrary, we alienate our Muslim friends and allies-and dishonor the countless Muslim victims of ISIS's brutality-when people recklessly and wrongly cast ISIS as somehow representative of one of the world's largest religions. ISIS is a twisted network of murderers and maniacs, and they must be rooted out, hunted down, and destroyed," Rice said.
Broadly speaking, the strategy to destroy the ISIS is focused on four main dimensions, she said.
"We are relentlessly attacking ISIS's core in Syria and Iraq; we're targeting ISIS's branches; we're disrupting its global network; and we're working around the clock to protect our homeland. It is a complex effort. It will not be accomplished fully in just a few weeks or months or even a few years. But day by day, mile by mile, strike by strike, we are making substantial progress," Rice said.
Rice also said Pakistani forces are working to push Al-Qaeda out of restive Waziristan while the US are targeting fighters who cross over into Afghanistan amid growing influence of dreaded Islamic State terror group in the region.
What makes the ISIS especially dangerous is that it is present both on the ground-attempting to function as a state-and online, Rice said.
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"It is essentially a hybrid: a terrorist organisation and an insurgency, which exploited the chaos in Syria and Iraq to occupy large swaths of territory," she said.
"Holding territory provides ISIS with financial resources and manpower. It buttresses their false claim to a so-called caliphate, granting them a unique and powerful appeal to potential followers. At the same time, they have harnessed the power of social media to recruit fighters and inspire lone-wolf attacks," Rice said.
The ISIS, she said, poses an "enormous danger" to civilians under their brutal reign.
"The ISIS is the most dangerous terrorist organisation. It is a destabilising force in the Middle East. It is a threat to people around the world," she said.
"But let's be clear. As President Barack Obama has emphasised, ISIS does not pose an existential threat to our nation. We have faced down and defeated much greater adversaries. ISIS is not Nazi Germany. It is not the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. This is not World War III or the much-hyped clash of civilisations," she said.
"On the contrary, we alienate our Muslim friends and allies-and dishonor the countless Muslim victims of ISIS's brutality-when people recklessly and wrongly cast ISIS as somehow representative of one of the world's largest religions. ISIS is a twisted network of murderers and maniacs, and they must be rooted out, hunted down, and destroyed," Rice said.
Broadly speaking, the strategy to destroy the ISIS is focused on four main dimensions, she said.
"We are relentlessly attacking ISIS's core in Syria and Iraq; we're targeting ISIS's branches; we're disrupting its global network; and we're working around the clock to protect our homeland. It is a complex effort. It will not be accomplished fully in just a few weeks or months or even a few years. But day by day, mile by mile, strike by strike, we are making substantial progress," Rice said.
Rice also said Pakistani forces are working to push Al-Qaeda out of restive Waziristan while the US are targeting fighters who cross over into Afghanistan amid growing influence of dreaded Islamic State terror group in the region.