Iraq conveys concerns to Syria over security threats posed by Daesh remnants
Head of Iraq's National Intelligence Service Hamid al-Shatri says Baghdad has conveyed concerns to Damascus about the security threats posed by remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group as they have re-emerged in some areas of neighboring Syria.
“Iraqi and Syrian arenas are closely interconnected, and what is happening in Syria directly affects Iraq, and vice versa. Iraq has sent clear security messages to Syria about the threats posed by some extremist groups,” the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted Shatri as saying during his participation in the 7th Baghdad International Dialogue Conference on Sunday.
The top Iraqi intelligence official noted that Baghdad attaches paramount importance to the fight against the Daesh terrorist group, as there are affiliated sleeper cells in the desert regions of Syria’s central province of Homs and nearby areas.
He pointed out that 9,000 Daesh members are currently being held in prisons and detention centers across Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, of whom 2,000 are Iraqi nationals.
“We want to know how the new Syrian administration will deal with this issue,” Shatri stated.
He also expressed his concern about the weapons that are falling into the hands of some militant groups, like Daesh, after the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Iraqi al-Maalomeh news agency, citing informed sources speaking on condition of anonymity, reported last month that Daesh terrorists are active in about a dozen regions in Syria.
The sources continued that approximately half of the weapons used by Daesh terrorists are made in the US, suggesting that the extremists are secretly being armed.
They also asserted that Daesh terrorists are moving freely in large swathes of Syria, and American occupation forces are not taking any action to target them.
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