Where they will link up with McRINO’s “freedom fighters.”
NEW YORK: Dozens of Al Qaeda militants from Pakistan are seeking to establish bases in Syria to plan attacks on Europe and the United States, the New York Times reported on Wednesday citing CIA chief.
CIA Director John O. Brennan recently said before a House of Representatives panel that classified intelligence assessments showed that Al Qaeda planners travelled from Pakistan to Syria in order to lay the foundation for future strikes against the US and its European allies.
“We are concerned about the use of Syrian territory by the Al Qaeda organisation to recruit individuals and develop the capability to be able not just to carry out attacks inside of Syria, but also to use Syria as a launching pad,” he said, according to the New York Times report.
Quoting intelligence assessments, the report also claimed that the senior Al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, including chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, was developing a much more organised, long-term plan as opposed to creating specific cells in Syria to identify, recruit and train these westerners.
Citing US intelligence officials, the report also said that Al Qaeda-linked militants were currently focused on attacking Syrian government forces and occasionally rival militant groups.