Pentagon: IS, Al-Qaeda to resume overseas attacks
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- 26 October, 2021
- 15:08
US intelligence officers expect new foreign attacks by Islamic State militants within six months, Pentagon Deputy Chief for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said this, Report informs, citing foreign media.
"The US intelligence community believes that ISIS in Afghanistan will be able to get this opportunity in about 6-12 months, while al-Qaeda may take a year or two to do this," he said at a Senate hearing.
According to the senior American military man, they proceed from the fact that ISIS and al-Qaeda intend to "resume external operations", including against the United States, but so far neither of the two groups has such capabilities.
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