Syrian Militants Relocate To Africa, Create Huge Enclaves There - Russian Security Council

Sumaira FH Published December 19, 2018 | 05:27 AM

Syrian Militants Relocate to Africa, Create Huge Enclaves There - Russian Security Council

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th December, 2018) Some militant groups, after their defeat in Syria and Iraq, have been relocating to Africa, where they create large enclaves of the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS), al-Qaeda and Boko Haram (all outlawed in Russia), Alexander Venediktov, the Russian Security Council secretary's assistant, told Sputnik.

"Let's take the problem of terrorism, which today is acute for African countries. After the defeat in Syria and Iraq, some militants have been on their way to the Sahel and further southward. As a result, bandit enclaves under the banners of ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, which has pledged allegiance to IS militants, are emerging on the vast territories," Venediktov said.

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