SECURITYJun 8 · 10:46 UTCAL JAZEERA

Could ex-ISIL fighters be used against Iran, as a Russian official claimed?

Russia’s Federal Security Service chief claimed Western powers could use ex-ISIL fighters against Iran, but analysts question the validity of this assertion.

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