WE should not fall for Russian tropes either.
WE should be evidence-driven, and try to fact-check politically-motivated narratives of all parties.
See below.
Neo-Nazim is a matter of concern (agreed) but the narrative surrounding it is overblown:
However, as per Al Jazeera, it only has 900 members, so it's still considered a fringe element in the army. It was founded eight years ago by Andriy Biletsky from the ultra-nationalist Patriot of Ukraine gang and the neo-Nazi Social National Assembly group; both groups were accused of engaging in neo-Nazi ideals, and the latter is known to have attacked minority groups in Ukraine.
A far-right 'neo-Nazi' battalion has joined Ukrainian troops in their fight against invading Russian forces.
www.unilad.co.uk
Details in following link:
Massive sharing of pro-Kremlin disinformation and manipulative allegations is accompanying the ongoing attack by the Russian Army on Ukraine, and as
www.romea.cz
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What about (humanitarian) Russian Wagner group?
The Wagner Group, a private military company backed by Kremlin, has built a reputation for its brutality. In 2019, a disturbing video surfaced showing four Russian-speaking men in military fatigues surrounding a man lying on the ground. They proceeded to break his legs with a sledgehammer, crushed his chest, and hacked off his hands, his head, before setting the corpse on fire. The victim was identified as Hamadi Bouta, a deserter from the Syrian army. He was tortured to death by the Wagner group, whose mercenaries are now said to be tasked with killing President Zelenskyy.
The death squad has now been spotted in Ukraine, where Zelenskyy is said to be 'target number one' on their kill list, while his family is 'target number two'
meaww.com
That is but one example of how Russian Wagner group handles its subjects.
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The Al-Qaeda Network was founded by Osama Bin Laden in
1988.
USA confronted and dismantled Al-Qaeda Network in the Af-Pak region with support of Pakistan after 9/11. There is ample information about this development in following book:
It is almost unprecedented for a head of state to publish a memoir while still in office. But Pervez Musharraf is no ordinary head of state. As President of Pakistan since 1999, his is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and he continues to play a crucial role in the global war on...
books.google.com.pk
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NATO shattered ISIS movement in Syria (Operation Inherent Resolve)
Introduction In the summer of 2014, a new terrorist group which had risen during the chaos of the Syrian Civil War attacked across the Syrian-Iraqi borders and seized large swaths of Iraqi territory in the Euphrates River Valley and northern Iraq. Several Iraqi towns fell to the invaders, who...
defence.pk
BACKGROUND AND ORIGINS OF THE ISIL "At its peak, IS ruled over 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) stretching across the Iraq-Syria border." - BBC* Syria and Iraq contemplated merger to create the United Arab Republic in the 1960s...
defence.pk
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