Sterilize the soil that breeds terrorist ideology

The Islamic State group is trying to extend its influence in other parts of the world after being pushed back in the Middle East by international efforts. Media reports say the terrorist group has intensified its recruitment campaign targeting disaffected Muslim youths. This highlights the urgency of curbing the spread of extremist ideology worldwide.

Since its rise in Iraq and Syria last June, the group has been using social media to disseminate its extremist ideology and lure young people into its deadly embrace.

The terrorist attacks in France and Kenya and the rampancy of terrorism in the Middle East testify to the IS group's ability to recruit online. It is estimated that some 40 percent of the IS extremists in the Middle East come from elsewhere, including Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. And the possibility of these fighters returning to their countries has long been known to be a security threat.