ＩＳ指導者死亡「重要な一歩」　日本政府

　松野博一官房長官は４日の記者会見で、米政府が過激派組織「イスラム国」（ＩＳ）最高指導者アブイブラヒム・ハシミ氏の死亡を公表したことについて「バグダディ前指導者の殺害に続く中東地域の平和と安定に向けた重要な一歩。国際的な過激主義対策の成果の一つと評価する」と述べた。
　松野長官は「過激主義との戦いが終了したわけではなく、ＩＳの再興、過激主義の国際的な拡散を防ぐべく、努力を継続していく必要がある。国際社会と連携して取り組んでいく」と語った。（2022/02/04-13:18）

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Friday noted the significance of the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State extremist group.
   The death of the Islamic State leader, announced by the U.S. government Thursday, is "an important step toward peace and stability in the Middle East, following the death (in October 2019) of the previous leader of the group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi," the top Japanese government spokesman said at a press conference.
   "We highly rate (the latest development) as one of the achievements in the international fight against extremism," Matsuno added.
   "The fight against extremism has not ended yet, so efforts to prevent the Islamic State group from re-emerging and extremism from spreading around the world must be continued," Matsuno also said. "We will work (on the challenge) in cooperation with the international community," he said.
   U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as a result of a counterterrorism operation by the U.S. military in northeastern Syria. The Islamic State leader "chose to blow himself up," taking several members of his family with him, Biden said.