Russia says it will not stand idly by in the face of terrorist groups who are attempting to spread terrorism in the Middle East.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has warned US and Europe that terrorist groups are becoming a serious risk to several Middle Eastern countries.
“Russia will not remain passive to the attempts by some groups to spread terrorism in the region,” he told journalists after a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday.
“The situation is very dangerous in Iraq and the foundations of the Iraqi state are under threat,” he added.
A solution must be found and prompt measures taken to stem the flow of militants into the US and European countries from abroad, Ryabkov said.
On June 10, Takfiri militants gained control of Mosul, the capital of Iraq’s Nineveh Province, which was followed by the fall of Tikrit, located 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Over the past days, Iraqi armed forces have been engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorists, who have threatened to take their acts of violence to other Iraqi cities, including the capital.
However, their advance has been slowed down as Iraqi military forces and volunteer fighters have begun engaging them on several fronts, pushing the militants out of several areas they had earlier overrun, including the city of Tikrit, which was retaken by Iraqi forces on Saturday.
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