Russia’s
security services have uncovered 38 cells of Islamic State (IS,
formerly ISIS), whose members were recruiting militants, in 2018,
Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov
said.
In
cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies, “70 cells of
international terrorist organizations, including 38 IS cells, which
recruited young people from Russia and CIS countries and transported
them to militant training camps, have been uncovered in 24 regions of
our country in 2018,” he said on Wednesday.
The
official was speaking at the 17th meeting of chiefs of special
services, security and law enforcement agencies of the partner
nations, TASS reports. “A total of 777 active members and
abettors of international terrorist organizations, including 36
leaders, have been detained,” the FSB director added.
Bortnikov
has also warned that the IS and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups could
merge, “which may result in numerous negative consequences.”
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