Could ex-ISIL fighters be used against Iran, as a Russian official claimed?
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Source: Al Jazeera
Published: 2026-06-08 20:46 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Europe, Iran, Ukraine/Russia, World News
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Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, claimed late in May that the West is trying to use ex-fighters of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group against Iran.
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