“The US has turned to Islamist extremists to plan terrorist attacks in Russia and other ex-Soviet republics, Moscow’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Monday. A group is being trained at a base in Syria for the purpose, the agency claimed.
‘The US military is actively recruiting militants from jihadist groups affiliated with Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS] and Al-Qaeda to commit terrorist attacks in Russia and members of the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS],’ the SVR stated, citing ‘credible reports.’
60 militants at a base in Syria are being prepared for attacks on officials and security personnel, the Foreign Intelligence Service claimed…”
www.rt.com/russia/571391-us-recruits-terrorists-target-russia/