President inaugurates Joint Interagency Operations Center established to counter terror attacks

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Joint Interagency Operations Center (JIOC) - a new center established to counter terror attacks. 

The center was inaugurated in a ceremony at Bandaara Koshi on Tuesday morning.  

The ceremony was attended by Defense Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi, Chief of Defense Force Major General Abdulla Shamaal, and other top government officials. 

According to the government, JIOC will serve as the main operational hub which will link all state institutions in situations that pose a threat to national security. 

The center is charged with formulating plans to counter dangerous attacks, and conduct related operations. 

The government said the center was established under President Solih’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy on terrorism and violent extremism.