Turkey’s military chief rejects associating Islam with terror groups

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday that it is unacceptable to associate Islam with terrorist groups. In a meeting held in the United States with top generals from 73 other countries, Akar touched on the Turkey’s contribution to regional stability and need for joint efforts against attempts to associate Islam […]

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday that it is unacceptable to associate Islam with terrorist groups.

In a meeting held in the United States with top generals from 73 other countries, Akar touched on the Turkey’s contribution to regional stability and need for joint efforts against attempts to associate Islam with terrorist groups.

Akar’s comments were supported by many top generals that attended the meeting, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

The military chiefs of 73 countries, including U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford attended an international meeting at Fort Belvoir military base in Virginia United States called Counter Violent Extremist Organization Conference, which was organized by NATO and hosted by the U.S. Department of Defense late Sunday.

Gen. Dunford drew attention after the meeting to the importance of reliable Islamic voices in the course of defeating Daesh’s ideology.

“Clearly, credible Islamic voices are going to be the ones that matter most in countering the narrative of Daesh, and countering it and discrediting it for what it is,” he said. (dailysabah.com)