Ibrahim Abu Bakr Al - The Leader of the Islamic State - the self proclaimed "Caliph Ibrahim"
Ever since the Islamic State emerged on the global stage in 2014 following its capture of Mosul, the Russians have been hammering away warnings about the threat it represents.
Here is what President Putin said at the UN General Assembly:
"The so-called Islamic State has tens of thousands of militants fighting for it, including former Iraqi soldiers who were left on the street after the 2003 invasion.
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And now radical groups are joined by members of the so-called "moderate" Syrian opposition backed by the West. They get weapons and training, and then they defect and join the so-called Islamic State.
In fact, the Islamic State itself did not come out of nowhere.
It was initially developed as a weapon against undesirable secular regimes.
Having established control over parts of Syria and Iraq, Islamic State now aggressively expands into other regions.
It seeks dominance in the Muslim world and beyond. Their plans go further.
The situation is extremely dangerous.
Comment: Given the psychopathic nature of most Western leaders, perhaps Russia should be wary of offers of rapprochement and cooperation, should they even be made. They would think nothing of a double-cross.