Turkish support for ISIS

Submitted by Prashant (India), Sep 29, 2022 at 12:35

Dear Dr Pipes, The scale of the worldwide Islamic terrorism is extremely wide and big. We can safely assume that it is supported by clandestine networks in many different nations. These networks may or may not get direct support from the governments of the countries where the operate and many governments might be supporting them by letting them exist without being detected or blocked.

Every few weeks we encounter stories about some young Indian Muslims partnering with ISIS. As a part of their training these young people touch many Indian states and several countries. The names of three southern and coastal Indian states (Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu) show up in these news stories very often. Once these youth leave the Indian shores, they visit many countries. In the early stages of their careers, I have observed, that these young people visit Dubai, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey. I have never seen the itinerary of an Indian terrorist-in-training that does not include Turkey.

So, yes, at least some people in Turkey must be supporting and helping ISIS and the Turkish government must be letting these people survive..

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