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| According to Vladimir Voronkov, ISIS' growth has been made possible in part by the group's adoption of a decentralized internal structure. (File photo: AFP) |
The United Nations has said that despite regional defeats and the loss of leadership, the threat posed by Daesh remains.
The United Nations said on Tuesday that Daesh affiliates are using conflicts to incite unrest and plan terrorist attacks.
And using social inequality to their advantage. "Pandemic restrictions and changes in the digital space have given the group opportunities to step up its recruitment efforts and raise more funds, and over the past year it has increasingly been using drones in attacks, such as That has been seen in northern Iraq.
Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and head of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office, told the Security Council that the growth of ISIS is partly due to a lack of support from the group.
This has resulted in the adoption of a centralized internal structure, in which 'General Directorates of Provinces' and related 'offices' have been established.
He added that these are designed to organize and finance terrorist activities around the world, from Central, South and West Africa to Europe and Afghanistan, and make it clear that terrorist groups "A better understanding of this structure and continued monitoring is essential to countering and deterring the threat posed by ISIS," Voronkov said.
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| The United Nations has said that despite regional defeats and the loss of leadership, the threat posed by ISIS has been increasing since the start of the Corona epidemic. (File photo: Reuters) |
He was addressing the Security Council meeting in which the 15th report of the United Nations Secretary General was discussed.
The report discusses the threat posed by Daesh to international peace and security. It states that this threat is particularly high in conflict zones.
It warned, however, that it could soon spread to more stable areas where extremist groups and their affiliates are seeking to 'incite fear and promote power' as they face 'security gaps and (deteriorating) conditions'.
are being used for recruitment and propagation of terrorism to carry out sophisticated attacks in a systematic manner.'
The report added that the situation has worsened due to the global economic downturn and rising inflation, as well as measures taken by governments to deal with them.
ISIS has lost many of its key leaders in Iraq and Syria. have been washed away, including that of the group's leader in Syria, Maher al-Agil, who was killed by the US military.
However, despite these losses, the UN report says that 'the group or its direction of operations' in Iraq and Syria There is no significant change in me.'
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