Two years after losing the last of its territory in the country, ISIS is re-organizing itself in Iraq according to intelligence officials
Western and Kurdish officials warn that the terror group now have ‘better techniques’ and ‘a lot more money’
They told BBC news that they estimate that the terrorist group is 10,000 strong with between 4,000 and 5,000 fighters, and a similar number of sleeper cells.
The BBC reports: The militants are now more skilled and more dangerous than al-Qaeda, according to Lahur Talabany, a top Kurdish counter-terrorism official.
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“They have better techniques, better tactics and a lot more money at their disposal,” he said. “They are able to buy vehicles, weapons, food supplies and equipment. Technologically they’re more savvy. It’s more difficult to flush them out. So, they are like al-Qaeda on steroids.”
The veteran intelligence chief delivered his stark assessment in a London accent – the legacy of years in the UK after his family had to flee from the regime of Saddam Hussein.
At his base in Sulaimaniya, nestled in the hills of the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq, he painted a picture of an organisation that has spent the past 12 months rebuilding from the ruins of the caliphate.
“We see the activities are increasing now, and we think the rebuilding phase is over,” said Mr Talabany, who heads the Zanyari Agency, one of two intelligence agencies in Iraqi Kurdistan.
A different kind of IS has emerged, he says, which no longer wants to control any territory to avoid being a target. Instead – like their predecessors in al-Qaeda before them – the extremists have gone underground, in Iraq’s Hamrin Mountains.
“This is the hub for ISIS [Islamic State group] right now,” said Mr Talabany. “It’s a long range of mountains, and very difficult for the Iraqi army to control. There are a lot of hide-outs and caves.”
He warned that IS would be nourished by the current unrest in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and would exploit the sense of alienation among their fellow Sunni Muslims – a minority community. In Iraq, this is a familiar and bloody pattern.
“If we have political unrest,” he said, “this is Heaven or Christmas come early for ISIS.”
Niamh Harris
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Didn’t bother to read it….. The Bright white sneakers give you away, CIA!!!!! Are they white dudes????
Who gives a damn!
under new financing from Mossad, no doubt
The illuminati satanists have armies of mind control slaves on stand by, around 2000 the number was like 20 million programmed multiple personalities (done through demonology). Many are programmed with end times programming, and will hurdle us into concentration camps when their mind control ques are sent out. Have you ever watch professional sports and notice how the devil horn symbol (pointer finger up and pinky up) is such a common hand gesture, that’s because it reinforces the programming of all the athletes, referees, announcers, media personal, etc. I know what i said is certainly a stretch, but Satan is prince of this world, and chances are its a lot worse than you think.
That number doesn’t even include those of us programmed by the mainstream media. Pretty much everybody in any war was programmed to kill someone that wasn’t their enemy, the enemy was those leading us into war under their propaganda.
They’ve received the very best training that American taxpayers could provide at places like Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, Pensacola Air Station, etc.
Nkgoo, geniş kapsamlı bilgi platformudur. Her konuda bilgi içeriği üretme amacıyla yayın hayatına başlamış referans kaynak sitedir. Ayrıca telif hakları konularına da özen gösterilmektedir.