The death of the leader of the Islamic State (IS), Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Qurashiis a major blow, but the terrorist group, also known as Daesh, has repeatedly shown his ability to regroup and continue his attacksThe UN warned on Wednesday.
“Although this is perhaps the most significant in a series of blows against its leadership in recent months, Daesh is known for its ability to regroup despite similar losses in the past, maintaining and intensifying its activities in conflict zones around the world. world,” said Vladimir Voronkov, the head of the organization’s anti-terrorist office.
Voronkov spoke before the Security Council for the first time since Al Qurashi died last Thursday during a US operation carried out in Syria.
The head of the United Nations considered encouraging the death of the IS leaderbut insisted that there are no easy solutions to the problem posed by the jihadist group.
“It is crucial to build on the momentum following Al Qurashi’s recent death. Now is the time to address the grievances that Daesh and other groups exploit with their propaganda to attract new supporters,” Voronkov stressed.
The Security Council, as it does every three months, today discussed the threat posed by IS, in a meeting marked in this time for the death of the jihadist leader and for the recent mutiny and assault carried out by members of the group in a Syrian prisonits largest operation since its military defeat in the country three years ago.
According to the analysis presented by the UN, the IS still has between 6,000 and 10,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria, who take advantage of the porous border between the two countries to move.
Meanwhile, the group’s subsidiaries in other conflict zones continue “expanding at a disturbing scale and pace”said Voronkov, who drew special attention to the jihadist advance in African countries such as Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria or Uganda.
In the case of Afghanistan, the United Nations reiterated the concern that Daesh can enjoy a much more favorable situation after the takeover by the Taliban last August, despite the fact that the Taliban have tried to distance themselves from that jihadist group, even confronting them. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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