"The two discussed the need to combat and defeat Daesh, including in Syria, where the Kingdom has offered to commit troops to the counter-Daesh campaign," State Department Spokesman John Kirby said yesterday.
Kerry and his Saudi counterpart also discussed the need for a political transition in Syria, the situation in Libya, the effort to reach a political resolution in Yemen, and recent developments between the Israelis and Palestinians.
"These acts have shown no respect for human life, whether young or old, male or female, Muslim or non-Muslim. These terrorists murdered without discretion," Kirby said.
"We cannot say whether these attacks were coordinated or whether they were conducted by independent opportunists," he added.
Noting that a Daesh spokesman himself called for targeting during this very holy month, he said this is obviously evident that Daesh certainly has no respect for Muslim life, life in general, or any respect for Islam itself.
"That's why we're working with partners from around the
world to cut off Daesh's messaging, financing, and recruitment networks," he said.
"That's why we work with partners to expand the global ability to identify, disrupt, arrest, and prosecute suspected foreign terrorist fighters. And it's why we've identified concrete areas to increase partner capacity in disrupting, arresting, and prosecuting suspected foreign terrorist fighters and better information sharing on their networks," Kirby said.
"We're partnering with governments in areas including strengthening information sharing on known and suspected terrorists, implementing or enhancing counter-terrorism legislation, increasing effective traveller screening, and strengthening border security, as well as building comprehensive financial investigations," he said.
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