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Amid Horror of Turkey-Syria Quake, ISIS Seeks an Advantage
Using the earthquake as cover, at least 20 inmates escaped from Syrian jail holding mostly Islamic State members close to Turkish border.
By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Published: FEBRUARY 12, 2023 09:25
"The two massive earthquakes that struck early Monday on the border of Syria and Turkey have claimed thousands of lives and threatened the survival of thousands more facing the bitter winter cold without home or shelter. But they have also created a security threat, with local terror groups seeking to leverage the disaster for their own ends."
“Any event, including natural disasters, that can divert the attention of a nation to a topic other than securing its borders is very much welcomed by extremist organizations such as ISIS.”
Khelghat-Doost noted that ISIS similarly used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to reorganize and amass power.
He estimated that thousands of Syrians had been killed and thousands more had lost their homes. This, he explained, may lead to a new influx of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Turkey in search of shelter and support. Any large-scale flow of populations in the area, he warned, carried its own security threats.
“It has been a common practice by the members of different terrorist organizations to use humanitarian tragedies to cross the border to Turkey. There is a fear that history will repeat itself in the coming days,” Khelghat-Doost said.
“Thousands of extremists are living along the borders of Turkey and following the developments eagerly to find an avenue to enter Turkey or to conduct attacks along the border,” he said.""
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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-731325
Using the earthquake as cover, at least 20 inmates escaped from Syrian jail holding mostly Islamic State members close to Turkish border.
By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Published: FEBRUARY 12, 2023 09:25
"The two massive earthquakes that struck early Monday on the border of Syria and Turkey have claimed thousands of lives and threatened the survival of thousands more facing the bitter winter cold without home or shelter. But they have also created a security threat, with local terror groups seeking to leverage the disaster for their own ends."
“Any event, including natural disasters, that can divert the attention of a nation to a topic other than securing its borders is very much welcomed by extremist organizations such as ISIS.”
Khelghat-Doost noted that ISIS similarly used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to reorganize and amass power.
He estimated that thousands of Syrians had been killed and thousands more had lost their homes. This, he explained, may lead to a new influx of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Turkey in search of shelter and support. Any large-scale flow of populations in the area, he warned, carried its own security threats.
“It has been a common practice by the members of different terrorist organizations to use humanitarian tragedies to cross the border to Turkey. There is a fear that history will repeat itself in the coming days,” Khelghat-Doost said.
“Thousands of extremists are living along the borders of Turkey and following the developments eagerly to find an avenue to enter Turkey or to conduct attacks along the border,” he said.""
More
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-731325