ISIS Has 66 Known Indian-Origin Fighters: US Report On Terrorism

Friday, 17 December 2021Newsdesk

There were 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with the global terrorist group ISIS, the latest US State Department report on terrorism has said as it commended India's counterterrorism forces, including the NIA, for actively detecting and disrupting transnational and regional terror forces.

New Delhi, 17 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism issued on Thursday, said that India collaborates with the United States on implementing UNSCR 2309 and is enforcing compliance with the dual-screen X-ray mandate for cargo screening at airport locations. The UN Security Council Resolution 2309 calls governments to meet their responsibility to keep citizens secure while travelling by air. The report said that there were 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with ISIS, as of November. No Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) were repatriated to India during 2020, it said.

Source - NDTV