No info on Indians fighting alongside ISIS in Iraq: officials

February 14, 2016 13:30

Hundreds of militants from around the world, including from Pakistan, are fighting alongside the dreaded Islamic State in Iraq, according to top military commanders of the war-torn Arab country who said they had no information of Indians being among them.

"Militants from several countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and central Asia are fighting in Iraq," said Sheikh Meesam Zaidi, a senior commander of Al-Abbas Brigade, which is part of para-military force Hashd al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilisation Forces.

When asked about presence of Indians in ISIS ranks in Iraq, the commander whose forces are battling terrorists in areas like Salahuddin, Anbar, Baiji said that they have "no such information".

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