MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Daesh terrorist group, which is outlawed in Russia and many other countries, has recently been executing its foreign members as the group is suspecting them of espionage, local media reported, citing a source from intelligence.
As the group has been recently surrounded by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their de-facto capital of Raqqa in Syria, the concerns of the Daesh local terrorists on espionage have increased, an intelligence source said, according to the Iraqi News outlet.
The number of foreign members that have joined the group over the years of its existence is estimated to be around 30,000. The terrorist group also recruits or coerces jihadists from areas under its control in Iraq and Syria, according to the US intelligence.
In March, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Daesh recruited 90 percent less of foreign members in 2016 that a year ago.
Never miss a story again — sign up to our Telegram channel and we'll keep you up to speed!
