Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Islamic State And The Syrian Regime Cooperate On A Number Of Issues



SKY News: IS Files Reveal Assad's Deals With Militants

Islamic State forces pulled out of Palmyra in co-operation that has been going on for years, documents handed to Sky News show

Islamic State and the Assad regime in Syria have been colluding with each other in deals on the battleground, Sky News can reveal.

Our exclusive investigation into leaked secret IS files suggests one piece of co-operation was over the ancient city of Palmyra.

The files also show that the militant group has been training foreign fighters to attack Western targets for much longer than security services had suspected.

The revelations underscore fears in the United States that a network of sleeper cells is spread across Europe, avoiding detection, and is planning further Paris- and Brussels-style assaults.

IS defectors, meanwhile, have told Sky News that Palmyra was handed back to government forces by Islamic State as part of a series of cooperation agreements going back years.

Update: Assad and ISIS appear to be working in tandem (Business Insider)

WNU Editor:
This "collusion" has been ongoing for along time .... Russian Engineers Are Working With Both The Islamic State And With The Syrian Government To Provide Electricity To Syria.

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