The former prime minister says a ‘long,difficult and costly engagement’ is needed to avoid a ‘blood-soaked caliphate killing in the name of God’Tony Abbott has called on countries to increase their military commitments to fighting Islamic State (Isis), arguing the conflict could move for decades but the alternative was “a blood-soaked caliphate killing in the name of God”.
The former Australian prime minister, and who has been playing an increasingly assertive role in security debates,said Isis thrived on conflict and represented the biggest current threat to the world’s peace and stability.
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Source: theguardian.com