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Disinfo: The FSB revealed the US involvement in the transportation of ISIS terrorists to Afghanistan

Summary

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) revealed that they have data of the involvement of US intelligence services in the transportation of ISIS terrorists to the northern regions of Afghanistan.

Disproof

No evidence is provided to support the claim. Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the US supporting ISIS. 

You can see other examples of this narrative here, here, here and here.

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Sputnik Spain (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 165
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 23/09/2019
  • Language/target audience: Spanish, Castilian
  • Country: Afghanistan, Russia, US
  • Keywords: Terrorism, Daesh

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