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31 May 2018, 16:20

Ingush woman suspected of ties with Syrian militants

A 25-year-old resident of Ingushetia is suspected of joining the ranks of a terrorist organization in Syria and providing medical assistance to its members; she is also making the laundry, cooking and cleaning up for them.

According to investigators, in April 2014, the suspected woman left for Turkey, and from there in July 2015 – to Syria, where she joined an armed organization, recognized in Russia as a terrorist one.

As reported by the website of the Investigating Department for Ingushetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the woman is accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported about the participation of Ingushetia residents in the Syrian conflict on the side of militants. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia, as of January 2017, since the start of the war in Syria, about 200 residents of Ingushetia have joined the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court. A quarter of them were killed; and ten returned to their homeland.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

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