Washington: The latest US State Department report on terrorism has confirmed presence of Indian-origin fighters affiliated with the global terror network Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) also known as Islamic State.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism, released this week, said, “There were 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with the global terrorist group Islamic State.”
The report said that there were 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with ISIS, as of November.
“The National Investigation Agency examined 34 terrorism-related cases related to ISIS and arrested 160 persons, including 10 alleged al-Qaeda operatives from Kerala and West Bengal, in September,” the report added.
The US report, meanwhile, pointed towards the “gaps” in the Indian interagency intelligence and information sharing. It also said that Indian security forces demonstrate limited capacity to patrol and secure extensive maritime and land borders. Web Desk
