Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launches one of his strongest attacks yet against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, saying the group was a “virus” working to destroy the Muslim community.
The IS group “is an important virus that is working to divide and destroy the ummah,” Erdogan tells reporters in televised comments, using the term for the global community of Muslims.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference during a meeting with Romania’s President at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest on April 1, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / DANIEL MIHAILESCU)
He says other groups had followed the same path but that IS had proved more adept at using its resources.
“An international strategy is essential to drain this swamp. Even if Daesh is destroyed something will emerge under a different name,” says Erdogan, using another term used to refer to IS.
“Where do its weapons and financing come from? We need to focus on this,” Erdogan says.
—AFP
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