European politicians have expressed concerns that Islamic State (formerly ISIS\/ISIL) militants could be infiltrating EU borders under the guise of refugees. Hungarian media reports that at least two ISIS militants were uncovered after entering an unspecified European country as refugees.<\/p>\n
The identification of the extremist fighters was made possible after the two revealed their identities by posting photographs on social media, Hungary\u2019s M1 television reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIslamist terrorists, disguised as refugees, have showed up in Europe. [The] pictures were uploaded on various social networks to show that terrorists are now present in most European cities. Many, who are now illegal immigrants, fought alongside Islamic State before,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
The Hungarian channel showed photographs from the alleged terrorists\u2019 Facebook pages. The first set depicted two individuals with weapons in the Middle East and the second set showed them smiling as they arrived in Europe.<\/p>\n
It is still not clear which country the two suspects were discovered \u2013 some suggested they made it as far as Germany \u2013 or if they have been arrested. No names have so far been released.<\/p>\n
It is, however, convincing that these two individuals have been associated with terrorist groups in the past, a co-director of humanitarian organization Pressenza, Tony Robinson, told RT.<\/p>\n
Some politicians have said that Islamic State might be winning if people are abandoning their homes in Iraq or Syria. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said: \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult, but if all these refugees come to Europe or elsewhere, then Islamic State has won.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Middle East expert has expressed similar concerns. \u201cThis is a major challenge for Europe, but it\u2019s also giving [Islamic State] the possibility to claim victory, because it has claimed its goal is to get rid of every ethnic religious and cultural diversity from the Middle East. ISIS has stated very clearly that all the region should be under Sunni leadership. And therefore those who won\u2019t convert should leave and they have been pushing a lot of people to leave,\u201d Mansouria Mokhefi, of the French Institute for International Relations, told RT.<\/p>\n
As Europe is left overwhelmed by the refugee crisis, the Gulf States have continued to ignore the problem by shutting their borders and refusing to take in asylum seekers.<\/p>\n
Since the war in Syria started in 2011, Kuwait has accepted only seven refugees, the United Arab Emirates just 16, and Saudi Arabia only four.<\/p>\n
In fact, instead of embracing a solution, Saudi Arabia is putting up a 900-kilometer razor wire fence on its border with Iraq. There are also underground movement sensors being installed, which are capable of triggering silent alarms.<\/p>\n
Israel has accepted none.<\/p>\n
Source: RT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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