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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Syrian War Expanding to Central Asia?
2013-09-20
Three Central Asian militants coming from the Syrian war apparently had plans to carry out attacks in Osh and Bishkek, but the GKNB caught the suspects before they could do anything.

Counter-terrorism measures taken at the end of August by security forces in Kyrgyzstan have prevented acts of terrorism planned for September in Bishkek and Osh, the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) said.

Three suspected members of the international terrorist group Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) entered Kyrgyzstan in late August from Syria with the aim of carrying out terrorist attacks in Bishkek and Osh, the GKNB said. The men arrived only weeks before a September 13 security summit of regional leaders in Bishkek and were planning "high-impact terror acts," but the GKNB detained the suspects in Osh Oblast shortly before they could commit any violence.

The Syrian fighters were in a pitiful, gloomy state, he said. Everything there was depressing, and with the chaos that prevailed in Syria, the three Central Asians decided to leave
"Their leader turned out to be a citizen of our neighbour Kazakhstan, while two of his henchmen were born in Kyrgyzstan and had lived in Osh at one time," according to the GKNB report. "They fought Syrian government forces as members of terrorist units."

The alleged ringleader of the suspects is talking.
"Ouchhhh! Oooooch!!! I'll talk! I'll talk! Stop doing THAT!!!!"
The man, whom Kazakhstani media September 17 identified as Sergei Leskevich, a Kazakhstani national but a native of Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, admitted during interrogation that the men intended to commit acts of terrorism in Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz suspects were identified as Sardor Rakhmonov and Majit Abdullayev.

Kyrgyz state TV late September 16 broadcast an excerpt of Leskevich's interrogation, in which he described how he became enmeshed in jihadist activities.

"About a year ago, I began to study Islam," he said. "We were taken to a little place called Sheikh-Suleiman, where Muslims undergo basic military training. We were told that the Muslims in Syria needed help, and we went out to Minna airport."

The Syrian fighters were in a pitiful, gloomy state, he said. Everything there was depressing, and with the chaos that prevailed in Syria, the three Central Asians decided to leave, Leskevich said in the broadcast.
Posted by:Glenmore

#1  This Artic forgot to mention to mention the UK, GERMANY, RUSSIA, + as of this past Wednesday FRANCE.

Honorable mention = goes to the USoA.

WASHINGTON DC > SINCE THERE IS CLEARLY NO GLOBAL JIHAD AKA GLOBAL/WORLDWIDE MOHAMEDDAN CONQUEST GOING ON, ERGO THERE IS CLEARLY NO NEED FOR AMERIKANS TO PRIVATELY OWN GUNS OR TO SECURE THE BORDERS.

Hence of course, the inverse need to put any + all AMerikans, + only Amerikans, under total NSA surveillance.

[WAYNE'S WORLD "THUMBS UP" here].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-09-20 21:26  

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