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Syrian War Expanding to Central Asia? | ||
2013-09-20 | ||
Three Central Asian militants coming from the Syrian war apparently had plans to carry out attacks in Osh and Bishkek, but the GKNB caught the suspects before they could do anything. Counter-terrorism measures taken at the end of August by security forces in Kyrgyzstan have prevented acts of terrorism planned for September in Bishkek and Osh, the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) said. Three suspected members of the international terrorist group Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) entered Kyrgyzstan in late August from Syria with the aim of carrying out terrorist attacks in Bishkek and Osh, the GKNB said. The men arrived only weeks before a September 13 security summit of regional leaders in Bishkek and were planning "high-impact terror acts," but the GKNB detained the suspects in Osh Oblast shortly before they could commit any violence.
The alleged ringleader of the suspects is talking.
Kyrgyz state TV late September 16 broadcast an excerpt of Leskevich's interrogation, in which he described how he became enmeshed in jihadist activities. "About a year ago, I began to study Islam," he said. "We were taken to a little place called Sheikh-Suleiman, where Muslims undergo basic military training. We were told that the Muslims in Syria needed help, and we went out to Minna airport." The Syrian fighters were in a pitiful, gloomy state, he said. Everything there was depressing, and with the chaos that prevailed in Syria, the three Central Asians decided to leave, Leskevich said in the broadcast. | ||
Posted by:Glenmore |
#1 This Artic forgot to mention to mention the UK, GERMANY, RUSSIA, + as of this past Wednesday FRANCE. Honorable mention = goes to the USoA. WASHINGTON DC > SINCE THERE IS CLEARLY NO GLOBAL JIHAD AKA GLOBAL/WORLDWIDE MOHAMEDDAN CONQUEST GOING ON, ERGO THERE IS CLEARLY NO NEED FOR AMERIKANS TO PRIVATELY OWN GUNS OR TO SECURE THE BORDERS. Hence of course, the inverse need to put any + all AMerikans, + only Amerikans, under total NSA surveillance. [WAYNE'S WORLD "THUMBS UP" here]. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-09-20 21:26 |