Russia Warns ISIS-K Recruiting Central Asian Migrants for Regional Terror Networks

Russia Warns ISIS-K Recruiting Central Asian Migrants for Regional Terror Networks

Russia’s top security official has warned that the […] The post Russia Warns ISIS-K Recruiting Central Asian Migrants for Regional Terror Networks  appeared first on The Media Line.

Russian Official: ISIS and Anti-Taliban Groups, Backed by Britain, Seek to Control Areas in Afghanistan – KabulNow

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Alexander Bortnikov, Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), says that the Vilayat Khorasan branch of the Islamic State (ISKP), which is outlawed in Russia and opposes the Afghan authorities, is actively recruiting individuals from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states into terrorist structures. "Vilayat Khorasan is actively recruiting militants from other terrorist organizations now, supporters…

Russian security chief says ISIS-K recruiting Central Asian nationals in Afghanistan

Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), said on Tuesday that the ISIS regional affiliate in Afghanistan is actively recruiting citizens of Central Asian countries and labor migrants living in Russia. Speaking at a meeting of security chiefs from the Commonwealth of Independent States in Moscow, Bortnikov said ISIS-K, the group’s Afghanistan-based branch, was drawing recruits from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan a…

Russian spy chief warns ISIS-K recruiting in Central Asia

ISIS-K is actively recruiting fighters from Central Asian countries while security threats linked to Afghanistan continue to expand across the region. Alexander Bortnikov said Islamic State Khorasan Province is actively recruiting citizens from Central Asia and building covert terrorist networks in the region. Russian state news agency TASS reported Tuesday that Bortnikov made the remarks during a meeting of intelligence and security chiefs from…