India on January 18, said that the presence of foreign terrorists, who become enablers of attacks carried out by terror groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS), in countries facing conflicts poses serious challenges and undermines global efforts to counter terrorism, reports NDTV. Speaking at the UN Security Council (UNSC) briefing on ''Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organisations: League of Arab States'', India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti also said that such foreign fighters are radicalising the youth. "The presence of foreign terrorist fighters in countries facing conflicts is posing serious challenges to ongoing international efforts. These fighters have become enablers of attacks carried out by terror groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIS. They are also radicalising the youth," Tirumurti said. He added it is well-known that the foreign terrorist fighters in Libya are radicalising the entire region. "This development is undermining our collective efforts to counter terrorism," he said. He underlined that the League of Arab States has an important role to play in the areas of mediation, conflict prevention and resolution in the region, and stressed that the ongoing conflicts in the region go back a decade and have now become protracted in nature, whether in Syria, Libya or Yemen.