Young Chechen volunteers are currently fighting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in both Syria and Iraq, a senior source in the Chechen government told Russian news agency Interfax on Tuesday.
“There have been people from the Chechen Republic in the region of conflict in Syria and Iraq ever since the arrival of ISIS,” the source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said. “This is a self-organized group of young people who have put it upon themselves to combat this terrorist organization.”
The source said he did not personally have information about the identities of any of the volunteers but highlighted that …read more
Source: Newsweek
