3,000 people affiliated to Daesh remain in Syria: Russia
Aug 28, 2019 06:38 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Feb 04, 2020 14:04 Asia/Tehran]
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Daesh caliphate defeated but jihadist remnants remains a threat
Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gennady Kuzmin said on Tuesday that about 3,000 individuals related to the banned terrorist group Daesh remain in Syria.
Iran Press/ America: "Presently, the overall number of Islamic State remnants and their affiliates in Syria amounts to approximately 3,000 people," Sputnik quoted Kuzmin as telling a UN Security Council meeting.
"Furthermore, in Syria, there is a multitude of other terrorist groups that are present, the most combat-ready of which is still Jabhat al Nusra (also known as al-Nusra Front)," the envoy added.
Even though US-led forces retook all territories occupied by Daesh (also known as ISIS) terrorists in Syria and Iraq earlier this year, the terror group is still present in the region and has claimed responsibility for sporadic attacks.
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