US Calls on Allies to Combat IS Ideology Outrage After South Africa Football
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NEWS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014 Geese fly past autumn foliage and above the Schuylkill River on Monday 2014 in Philadelphia.— AP US calls on allies to combat IS ideology Outrage after South Africa football... Continued from Page 1 Syria. Continued from Page 1 Meyiwa was gunned down at a house in Vosloorus, One of its top diplomats echoed the American offi- a township about 30 km south of Johannesburg at “information coalition” is needed to complement the cials’ message. “We will not be able win this war against Police have offered an increased reward of 250,000 around 8 pm (1800 GMT) on Sunday. “It is alleged that military campaign. “Let it be known to everyone that the IS and terrorism and lose the battle of public opinion,” rand ($23,000) for any information leading to his two suspects entered the house and confronted the battle against IS is being fought in different spheres - Anwar Gargash, the Emirati minister of state for foreign killer’s arrest. occupants, while a third suspect was outside,” said military, financial and information,” Stengel said. “In the affairs, told delegates. “We have to win on all fronts: on Tributes to Meyiwa flooded in from across the foot- Phiyega. After an altercation “a shot was fired, the military sphere, we have a coalition in the battlefield the ground and also by winning hearts and minds ball world. Spain’s World Cup winning goalkeeper and goalkeeper was hit in the upper body and was taken engaged with Daesh every day. Our effort to combat the against terrorism.” captain Iker Casillas posted on his Instagram account a to hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival”. flow of money and disrupt their profitable enterprises is A joint statement said the attendees agreed to picture of Meyiwa after the pair had swapped jerseys, One cell phone was taken and the three suspects fled now being addressed, but we all agree including “enhancing exchanges, training and other cooperative saying “Very sad for the dramatic loss of friend RIP on foot. Police have launched a manhunt for the sus- President Obama and coalition partners that there must programs for government leaders and spokespersons, Senzo.” FIFA president Sepp Blatter described Meyiwa’s pects, described as being in their late 20s and early be an information battlefield in this regard,” he said. actively opposing the recruitment of foreign fighters killing as a “senseless, tragic loss”. Meyiwa’s South 30s. “The victory against Daesh will come sooner if we and encouraging important religious and social leaders African teammate, Doncaster Rovers-based Dean After many years in the South African football shad- help each other. We have a common enemy, a common and the millions of young people who oppose violent Furman, said he was “beyond devastated at the loss of ows, Meyiwa had a meteoric climb to fame with the threat - we want to include the cyberspace or new extremism to raise their voices through traditional and our captain and friend”. Dennis Mumble, the chief Orlando Pirates. Meyiwa played for the “Buccaneers” in media in the battle against ISIL,” Stengel added. social media.” executive officer of the South African Football Soweto Saturday and has been in outstanding form for “Whatever we do collectively on the battlefield needs to The Islamic State group that has seized large parts of Association, said “the country is crying”. the national team during recent 2015 Africa Cup quali- be amplified on the information battlefield.” Stengel said Iraq and Syria and declared a self-styled caliphate, or This is just the latest tragedy to befall South Africa’s fiers. He displaced national squad goalkeeper the number of recruits joining IS has dropped, but pro- Islamic empire, in areas under its control embraces social sporting fraternity. South Africa is still reeling from the Moeneeb Josephs as first-choice at Pirates, the only vided no evidence or figures. “We think that the attrac- media platforms such as Twitter and YouTube. death of former world 800-m champion Mbulaeni South African side to be crowned African champions. tion of IS is decreasing,” Stengel said. Asked if the meet- Hollywood-style film clips and other elements of its Mulaudzi who died in a car crash on Friday and the And a recent injury to South Africa captain and goal- ing discussed ways to ensure governments in the Middle media campaign boost the group’s credibility among jailing of fallen Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius for the keeper Itumeleng Khune gave Meyiwa a chance in the East would not use the coalition to crack down on free- disaffected but plugged-in young Muslims and helps it killing of his girlfriend last year. national team, popularly known as Bafana Bafana (The dom of expression, Stengel said: “All the coalition part- promote its conquests, inspire sympathizers and attract National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega said Boys). ners have pledged to respect freedom of expression.” new recruits. that with the eyes of the world again on South Africa’s New national coach Mashaba not only promoted Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah, undersecretary at the The Islamic State group produces online magazines high crime rate, a task team of national and provincial Durban-born Meyiwa to replace Khune but also made Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said his country is and polished propaganda videos that make use of multi- officers was working to quickly to close the case. him captain of a team that have been in the doldrums fighting terrorist financing and has created a special task ple camera angles, computer graphics and sophisticated “This type of loss is undesirable for our country, this for some years. Meyiwa responded to his promotion force to combat the problem. US-allied Gulf nations editing techniques. One video released by its Al-Furqan type of loss does not augur well for our brand and by leading the team to victories over Sudan and including Qatar and Saudi Arabia also took part in the media arm earlier this year included aerial footage image out there.” But Phiyega rejected accusations Congo Brazzaville and draws with Congo Brazzaville Kuwait conference, as did representatives from Turkey, apparently shot from a drone over the Iraqi city of that Meyiwa’s killing was being treated differently and Nigeria, a country South Africa traditionally strug- Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, France, and Britain. So did Fallujah, which it now holds. In another twist, the group because of the victim’s high profile. “We believe that gle against. He did not concede a goal in the four the United Arab Emirates, which hosts air bases used by cast a British journalist it holds, John Cantlie, as a sort of someone, somewhere, somehow knows something matches and if South Africa defeat Sudan in eastern the coalition and is among the regional states that have talk-show host speaking in a series of videos about the about this crime,” she said appealing to the public to city Nelspruit next month they will qualify for the 2015 carried out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in group. — Agencies come forward. Africa Cup of Nations tournament. — AFP .