Global powers must tune actions to defeat IS

The new year is just three weeks' old and terrorist attacks have already rocked Indonesia, Burkina Faso, Pakistan and India, not to mention those in Iraq and Afghanistan. Terrorism is no longer confined to a few countries; it is wreaking havoc across continents and has become a threat to global stability and peace. This calls for leaders across the word to put up a joint fight against terrorist groups, especially the Islamic State group.

That terrorists are launching attacks randomly indicates they are trying to not only consolidate their bases but also hit back at the anti-terrorism alliance.

On the one hand, the IS group's strategic focus has shifted from occupying large swathes of northern Iraq and Syria to launching "lone-wolf" and sporadic attacks in, say, one city, which is a typical al-Qaida tactic. On the other hand, the European Union seems to be fighting IS terrorists within its borders as a considerable number of them have managed to take advantage of the loose border control to enter European countries.