West planning to use former ISIS militants against Iran – FSB chief
The jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has said
Western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
The jihadists, who fought for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and other terrorist groups, are being moved from their detention facilities in Syria to special camps in Iraq, Bortnikov said during a meeting of the security chiefs from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Russia’s Irkutsk Region on Tuesday.
“The history of Islamic State began with similar Iraqi prison complexes under the protection of Western coalition intelligence agencies,” he stressed.
The CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members. It currently includes nine nations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Moldova, and Uzbekistan.
The actions of Western spy agencies also pose a danger to the members of the organization as the released militants, “include individuals from CIS countries who fought in the Islamic State and other terrorist groups and later ended up in Syrian prisons,” Bortnikov warned. They can be used not only across the Middle East, but also in their home countries, he added.
“Undoubtedly, the escalation of the Iranian conflict and the involvement of an increasing number of parties in it is threatening to destabilize the entire Islamic world,” the FSB chief stressed.
Indirect negotiations are currently ongoing between the US and Iran amid a fragile truce, which was established in early April after a month of intense hostilities initiated by the Americans and the Israelis. Meanwhile, Tehran continues to prevent the ships of Washington’s allies from sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for some 25% of the global crude oil trade, while the US maintains its own blockade of Iranian ports.
On Monday, Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly arrived in Doha for talks with Qatar’s prime minister on a potential peace deal with the US.
However, both sides downplayed hopes of a swift breakthrough, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying that Washington was willing to give diplomacy a chance before deciding whether to deal with Iran in “another way.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the fact that the sides were able to reach common ground on some issue “does not mean that the signing of an agreement is imminent.”
15 thoughts on “West planning to use former ISIS militants against Iran – FSB chief”
The detail about western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said is something people should sit with.
On one hand the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has. But at the same time western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
The bigger issue here is “Undoubtedly, the escalation of the Iranian conflict and the involvement of an increasing number of parties in it is threatening to destabilize the entire Islamic world,” the FSB chief stressed. That changes the calculation.
If the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Think about it: western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said. That speaks volumes.
Considering “The history of Islamic State began with similar Iraqi prison complexes under the protection of Western coalition intelligence agencies,” he stressed, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
So the bottom line is the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members. Wonder how this will land.
In other words the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that “Undoubtedly, the escalation of the Iranian conflict and the involvement of an increasing number of parties in it is threatening to destabilize the entire Islamic world,” the FSB chief stressed really puts things into perspective.
The fact that the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has really puts things into perspective.
Basically the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members, the implications are hard to ignore.
“The history of Islamic State began with similar Iraqi prison complexes under the protection of Western coalition intelligence agencies,” he stressed. Meanwhile the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members.
The detail about western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said is something people should sit with.
On one hand the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has. But at the same time western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
Aleksandr Bortnikov has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
The bigger issue here is “Undoubtedly, the escalation of the Iranian conflict and the involvement of an increasing number of parties in it is threatening to destabilize the entire Islamic world,” the FSB chief stressed. That changes the calculation.
If the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Think about it: western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said. That speaks volumes.
Aleksandr Bortnikov is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
Considering “The history of Islamic State began with similar Iraqi prison complexes under the protection of Western coalition intelligence agencies,” he stressed, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
So the bottom line is the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members. Wonder how this will land.
In other words the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that “Undoubtedly, the escalation of the Iranian conflict and the involvement of an increasing number of parties in it is threatening to destabilize the entire Islamic world,” the FSB chief stressed really puts things into perspective.
The fact that the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has really puts things into perspective.
Basically the jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members, the implications are hard to ignore.
“The history of Islamic State began with similar Iraqi prison complexes under the protection of Western coalition intelligence agencies,” he stressed. Meanwhile the CIS was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to promote economic, political and security cooperation between members.