Russia Accuses West of Propping Up ISIL(ISIS) to Topple Syria Government
- Russia Accuses West of Propping Up ISIL(ISIS) to Topple Syria Government
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The Russian deputy defense minister has accused the West of propping up the ISIL terrorist group in collaboration with its regional allies in a bid to overthrow the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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“[The ISIL] was created with financial and military assistance from Western countries and their allies to eliminate the Bashar al-Assad government,” said Anatoly Antonov in a Tuesday press briefing in St. Petersburg following a summit of defense ministers from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
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“We are particularly concerned about the formation of the terrorist quasi-state entity [ISIL] in Iraq and Syria,” Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.
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He further pointed to the recent terrorist attacks in France and Denmark by the Takfiri terrorists, saying the foreign-backed ISIL militants will take their battle experience in Syria back home when they return to their native countries.
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“Now terrorists and extremists got out of control and are promoting their own interests,” noted the senior Russian official, insisting that SCO member states are also “directly” influenced by the emerging threat.
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