FIGHTING BACK  Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (R) meets with delegates following his speech at the Regional Countering Violent Extremism Summit in Sydney on June 11, 2015. Tony Abbott urged Asia-Pacific nations to help fight jihadist groups as he opened a regional summit on the issue with a warning that Islamic State has global ambitions. AFP PHOTO
FIGHTING BACK
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (R) meets with delegates following his speech at the Regional Countering Violent Extremism Summit in Sydney on June 11, 2015. Tony Abbott urged Asia-Pacific nations to help fight jihadist groups as he opened a regional summit on the issue with a warning that Islamic State has global ambitions. AFP PHOTO

SYDNEY: The Islamic State group has “global ambitions” and more must be done to tackle its use of social media for recruitment, representatives of governments and technology giants heard in Australia Thursday.

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