The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reports that – according to its information – the United States is actively recruiting even members of terrorist organizations as mercenaries to participate in the battles in Ukraine, including ISIS (banned in Russia).
In April, with the participation of American intelligence services, about 60 IS militants aged 20-25 were released from prisons controlled by Syrian Kurds, who were then transferred to the area of the American base Al-Tanf for combat training and subsequent transfer to Ukraine, SVR reports.
According to the service, “retraining” of up to 500 ISIS and other jihadists loyal to Washington is being carried out there at the same time, with priority given to people from the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia – the special detachments formed from them are aimed mainly at sabotage and terrorist actions against Russian troops in Syria, and now in Ukraine.
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