{"id":63402,"date":"2015-10-28T17:58:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f6086da44ab002eacf45ab37898ecbde"},"modified":"2015-10-28T17:58:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:58:28","slug":"news-story-uk-holds-meeting-of-representatives-from-the-global-coalition-against-isil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=63402","title":{"rendered":"News story: UK holds meeting of representatives from the Global Coalition against ISIL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Representatives from 32 countries of the Global Coalition against ISIL met on 28 October at the Coalition\u2019s Strategic Communications Working Group in London. The meeting was hosted by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Tobias Ellwood and co-chaired by US Under Secretary of State Rick Stengel and the UAE\u2019s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Anwar Gargash. <\/p>\n

Speaking after the meeting Minister Ellwood said:<\/p>\n

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The Global Coalition remains committed to defeating ISIL on all fronts. As well as the military campaign, the Coalition is working together to counter ISIL\u2019s poisonous narrative and to challenge its ideology, as well as cutting off their finances and reducing the influx of foreign fighters.<\/p>\n

On 28 October I hosted a meeting in London with 32 Global Coalition partners to specifically discuss one strand: the communications effort against ISIL.<\/p>\n

As the Prime Minister recently announced, the UK has set up a new anti-ISIL Strategic Communications Cell for which we have committed an initial \u00a310 million.<\/p>\n

The Cell will work with Coalition partners on undermining ISIL\u2019s narrative, disrupt and disprove ISIL\u2019s online propaganda, eradicating online recruitment of foreign fighters and ultimately destroying ISIL\u2019s ability to spread fear and lies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n