In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation affirmed the UAE's permanent rejection of all practices that aim to destabilize security and stability and contradict human and moral values and principles.
This week, there was a moderate increase in the scope of ISIS’s activity. The hotspots of activity were Iraq and Syria. In Iraq: Two officers and 10 soldiers and policemen were killed in two separate incidents Eight civilians were killed in an ISIS attack northwest of Baqubah. In Syria: The US army arrested six ISIS operatives, including a senior leader In Mali, over 100 Al-Qaeda operatives were killed in an exchange of fire between ISIS and Al-Qaeda .
The downtrend in ISIS activity around the globe continued. Israel: Israel Police arrested five Jerusalem residents on suspicion of membership in ISIS. The Sinai Peninsula: A relatively calm week after two weeks of intensive fighting between the Egyptian security forces and ISIS in northern Sinai. Syria: A large-scale operation by the Syrian army, pro-Iranian militias, and the Russian Air Force against ISIS in the desert region. Iraq: ISIS carried out a small number of attacks this week. The attacks were concentrated in the provinces of Kirkuk and Al-Anbar.