Obama: World at war with radicalism, not Islam

Barack Obama is calling on Muslims around the world to fight the misconception that groups like the Islamic State speak for them.

Barack Obama has told a conference against violent extremism in Washington that the world is at war with radicalism, not Islam.

President Obama is also calling on Muslims around the world to fight the misconception that groups like the Islamic State speak for them.

At a White House summit on countering violent extremism, the US president asked Muslims to do more to distance themselves from brutal ideologies.

The president also said IS is using technology to recruit fighters.