On 4 October, the Director of the Security Agency of the Russian Federation, Boritnikov, in the Russian municipality of Krasnodar, said that the extremist organization, the Islamic State, was planning to establish a new global terrorist network following the setbacks in Syria and Iraq.

At the Sixteenth Meeting of Leaders of Intelligence Agencies, held in Krasnodar on the same day, Boritnikov said that, following recent setbacks, the Islamic State was working together with other international terrorist organizations to establish a new global terrorist network.

Boritnikov noted that at present these extremist organizations are infiltrating beyond the Middle East to create new hot spots in some unstable areas. They also use information and communication technologies to build communication channels through the Internet, manage branch offices and individuals and organize “black forces”, and the world is facing more cyberattacks from terrorists.

The sixteenth meeting of leaders of intelligence agencies was held for two days and was attended by 116 delegations from a number of countries worldwide and international and regional organizations. (concluded)