#Polyanskiy: #ISIL was struck heavily in #Syria. #Terrorists were defeated and had to flee from the government-controlled territory. The problems remain where the Americans created legal vacuum and where Syria’s sovereign territory remains occupied by foreign troops. https://t.co/HUYZRrPsVG

#Polyanskiy: It is with great concern that we follow the developments in #Hasakeh, where on 20 January, #ISIL captured prison “al-Sinaa” – the biggest penitentiary facility in the Syrian territory out of the governmental control, where approximately 5000 jihadists were held. https://t.co/FgKgQCaPRZ

#Polyanskiy: It was a carefully planned attack. As a result, about 100 people from #ISIL burst into the prison, where riots had started shortly before that. The #terrorists were able to set free and arm at least 800 inmates, part of which immediately sided with them. @mfa_russia https://t.co/9VkVmNqCEN

#Kuzmin: #ISIL and other #terrorist organizations have not been defeated yet. They carry on w/criminal activities in various regions of🌍. Now they particularly gravitate towards the African continent. So it's crucial that we should prevent revival of “Caliphate 2.0” in #Africa. https://t.co/mH8Y2oJ8sM

#Kuzmin: The Afghan wing of #ISIL consists of more than 6,000 fighters. We're particularly concerned over the fact that the majority of terrorists in 🇦🇫come from #CentralAsia states. This escalates risks that #terrorist activity may spread to the neighboring countries. https://t.co/I9EZrzNaAG

#Evstigneeva: 20 years ago 🇺🇸entered Afghanistan with a special mission–fight against #terrorism. But their arrival only stepped up Afghanistan’s status as a hotbed of drugs & terrorists. Apart from Al-Qaida & its affiliates, another terrorist group gained a foothold in 🇦🇫–#ISIL. https://t.co/0bg8BxfNqY