Islamic State evolved from the Arab Spring and gained momentum due to the duplicity of certain world powers : The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service

ISIS rooted in Arab Spring, gained momentum due to double standards - Russian Security Service head

Published time: 28 Oct, 2015 07:25Edited time: 28 Oct, 2015 12:51

 

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Islamic State evolved from the Arab Spring and gained momentum due to the duplicity of certain world powers, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has told a meeting of top security heads of ex-Soviet states (CIS) in Moscow on Wednesday.

 

 

There are world powers that are using Islamic State (IS, former ISIL/ISIS) as a kind of “terror battering ram” to ensure their interests in Asia and Africa, said FSB director Aleksandr Bortnikov. In pursuing their goals with IS, these countries have put the world on the verge of a global religious and civilizational crisis, he added.


The outcome of this global conflict could be disastrous, Bortnikov stressed


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Russia's security agency chief also said that with parts of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan joining Islamic State, there is an imminent threat of the terrorists invading Central Asia.

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