United Arab Emirates calls for international approach to tackle 'global scourge' of terrorism
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The United Arab Emirates is calling for a coordinated international approach to tackle the "global scourge" of terrorism, citing a particular concern about the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group that has seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
The U.S.-allied Gulf nation's Foreign Affairs Ministry made the appeal in a statement Wednesday in which it expressed its "deepest concerns and strongest condemnation" of terrorist acts by extremist groups.
The Emirates is a seven-state federation that includes the oil-rich capital of Abu Dhabi and the Middle East's commercial hub, Dubai.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It has provided backing for some of the Sunni rebel groups fighting in Syria. U.S. officials say it and Egypt were behind airstrikes against Islamist-backed militants in Libya last month. The UAE has not commented on the airstrikes.