“Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Tuesday the world was engaged in a battle against extremism as his country takes part in US-led air strikes on Daesh militants in Syria. ‘All countries in the world are witnessing a war between moderation and extremism, and today Islam is plagued by a civil war,’ Abdullah told a meeting of Jordanian lawmakers. ‘Unfortunately, we as Arabs and Muslims have not seen this to such an extent before,’ he added.”
Source: Fight against extremism will take ‘years’ — Jordan king | GulfNews.com