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Could ex-ISIL fighters be used against Iran, as a Russian official claimed?
Russia’s Federal Security Service chief said Western powers could weaponise former fighters, but analysts doubt the claim.
Summary
Russia’s Federal Security Service chief said Western powers could weaponise former fighters, but analysts doubt the claim. Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, claimed late in May that the West is trying to use ex-fighters of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group against Iran.
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