Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Russia accuses al-Qaida of 'forest jihad' in Europe

Guardian: Russia's top security official has alleged that al-Qaida was waging "forest jihad" in Europe by sparking the wildfires that have ravaged the continent in recent summers. "Forest fires in EU countries should be considered one of the new trends in al-Qaida's 'thousand cuts' strategy," Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the Federal Security Service, told a security conference in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported. "This approach allows them to inflict significant damage on the economy...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/03/russia-al-qaida-forest-jihad
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