I.S.I.S expanding its activities into Libya, Afghanistan, Europe – Russian UN envoy

TASS – Islamic State, a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia, is uncontrollably expanding its zone of activity into Libya, Afghanistan and Europe, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitally Churkin said on Friday at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Iraq.

According to the Russian diplomat, increased activities of Islamic State militants give grounds to doubt the efficiency of the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition.

“We completely support the Iraqi government’s efforts against Islamic State and note certain progress but the upsurge in terrorist activities, especially in Baghdad, makes us grow wary and question the efficiency of the activities of the ‘coalition’ which has been calling itself ‘global’ in the recent time due to some reason. In the meantime, the zone of terrorist operations is uncontrollable expanding beyond the region, into Libya, Afghanistan and Europe,” he said.

“Only an all-embracing approach to anti-terrorism efforts and strict observance of international law may produce a desirable result,” he stressed. “There is no room for double standards here. A consistent and principles approach of all responsible members of the international community is needed to counter this absolute evil.”

On Thursday, Gerard van Bohemen, the chair of the Islamic State and Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee, said joint actions of the states have weakened Islamic State in Iraq and Syria but the group’s geographic coverage is expanding into Afghanistan, Yemen and Libya

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