Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Convenes Twenty-First Finance Working Group Meeting

WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, the United States, Italy, and Saudi Arabia convened virtually the 21st meeting of the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG), a working group of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State jointly represented the United States at this event, which took place February 4 – 5 and included more than 30 member states and observers.The following is a joint statement of the CIFG co-leads:The work of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (Daesh) remains critical to combat the persistent and diffuse ISIS threat. As recent attacks in Syria have reminded us, ISIS is still able to fund, inspire, and support terrorist acts globally, and we must all remain vigilant.