Iraqi special forces patrol the Al-Quds neighbourhood after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, on January 3, 2017, during an ongoing operation to retake the city of Mosul. (AFP PHOTO)

BAKU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Eighty-four Azerbaijani nationals in terrorist groups have faced criminal charges, Head of Azerbaijan's State Security Service Madat Guliyev said here Friday.

He made the remarks at a conference on the role of youth in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism in Baku.

Guliyev said about 900 Azerbaijani nationals have joined terrorist groups in Syria, Iraq and other countries under the influence of radical organizations, and many of them have died in fighting.

"Over the past year, Azerbaijan's citizenship was revoked from 54 people", he added.

The conference titled "The role of youth in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism" opened in Baku on Friday, bringing together senior officials of the Department of Public and Political Affairs of the Presidential Administration, the Azerbaijani Parliament, State Security Service, some other departments and experts from various organizations.

International terrorist organizations including Al Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front, Jamaat, Hizb ut-Tahrir and Islamic International Brigade are banned in Azerbaijan.