In Washington hosted a summit on international efforts to combat the terrorist threat. Russian Federation at the meeting was represented by the head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov. One of the main topics held at the Washington summit on combating extremism was the activity of terrorist organizations in the middle East. Such extremist organizations as the "Islamic state", taking advantage of political turmoil in a number of States, and quickly gained strength and began to pose a danger to the security of the entire region. The FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said that specific measures need to understand the reasons, "to understand what is happening in the Muslim world". "What is being done in Iraq and in Syria is a religious incident. Muslims kill Muslims," he was quoted by RIA Novosti. He added that significantly aware of the conditions and ideas that push people into extremist action. At the same time "Islamic state" draws on its side and foreign participants. "Today, the conflict in Iraq, involving over 100 countries. The number of (foreign. - Approx. amended) participants who are fighting on the side of "IG", increased from 13 to 20 thousand - we approximated estimate this figure," added Bortnikov. More than a thousand Russian citizens can participate in combat operations in Iraq. "In Iraq is about 1700 Patriotic citizens, and last year that number had almost doubled," said the Director of the FSB. "We need to build the work, in order to prevent the departure and, on the other hand, to do everything necessary so that after data is returned people in the country of origin is... to do everything in order not to miss the terrorist attacks and attacks," he added. Therefore, it is important not only to avoid increasing the number of terrorist groups using people, but also to avoid potential attacks when they return from a combat zone. Bortnikov said that in some countries there is a practice, when "persons, eager to leave the area of the incident, take away their passports". In his opinion, this is a drastic measure, and faced her people do not abandon their own ideas, and just looking for workarounds. Taking into account the opinion of the FSB, you need to work in a complex: on the one hand, stringent measures are needed, and for another, it is necessary to understand the reasons why people want to go in the area of the incident. Anyway, the fight against international terrorism must be perfectly coordinated, which all initiatives should be conducted under the auspices of the UN.