DISINFO: The US is using a false pretext of fighting terrorism to occupy other nations illegally
SUMMARY
The US uses the false pretext of fighting terrorism to illegally occupy other nations and exploit their resources, but the US itself promotes terrorism.
RESPONSE
The article’s claim is consistent with the broad pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative claiming the US or other Western countries support and finance terrorism.
This narrative, as documented by the EUvsDisinfo database, has been widely spread by pro-Kremlin outlets to discredit the policies of the US and other Western states. There is no evidence to support the claims that the US is supporting and funding Al-Qaeda or ISIS (DAESH).
Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the United States has made enormous efforts to fight international terrorism, especially radical Islamist terrorism. The US is committed to fighting terrorist organisations, such as Daesh and Al-Qaeda and leads the Global Coalition against Daesh, which has 83 member states. It is also at the forefront of helping affected nations fight terrorism
Along with the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, in March 2019, the United States completed the destruction of the so-called “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria and in October 2019, launched a military operation that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed “Caliph” of ISIS.
The US counterterrorism policies are not a “pretext” but a response to a real and very serious threat. Despite progress in the fight against international terrorism, it remains an imminent global threat.
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