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01.01.2025
Kurds claim Islamic State is becoming more active in northeastern Syria
The Kurdish Autonomous Administration has announced the activation of Islamic State (IS, ISIS) militants in northeastern Syria after the change of power in Damascus. This was stated by the representative of the Kurdish formations "Syrian Democratic Forces" (SDF) in northeastern Syria and Lebanon Abdelsalam Ahmad, RIA Novosti reports.
He called on the international community to support the Kurds. "IS took advantage of the state of chaos and the overthrow of the regime and expanded the territories under their control," he emphasized.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that at this time there was a real threat that terrorists of the Islamic State organization will "raise their heads" in Syria again.
Source: lenta.ru