Calls by Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi for a unified multinational Arab fighting force demonstrate the resolve necessary to confront the threats that affect every country in the region. But the idea should come as no surprise. Egypt’s president El Sisi recently suggested much the same thing and for the past several months, many Arab countries have taken an active role in the US-led coalition against ISIL. Mr Al Arabi’s remarks only highlight the determination to use all means necessary and present a strong, regionally unified front in the fight against terrorism. Every country in the region is threatened to a greater or lesser extent, so it is right that we should unite to defeat that threat.
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