WikiLeaks: Washington Was Aware of Qatar, Saudi Arabia Backing Terrorists – Sputnik International

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"We need touse our diplomatic and more traditional intelligence assets tobring pressure onthe governments ofQatar and Saudi Arabia, which are providing clandestine financial and logistic support toISIL [Daesh] and other radical Sunni groups inthe region," the letter read.

The document also mentioned the ongoing competition betweenDoha and Riyadh "to dominate the Sunni world."

On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt announced a break indiplomatic relations withQatar, accusing Doha ofdestabilizing the situation inthe Middle East and supporting terrorist organizations, including the Muslim Brotherhood terror group (outlawed inRussia). The authorities ofeastern Libya, Yemen, aswell asthe Maldives subsequently also announced the severance ofrelations withQatar.

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The military conflict inSyria has been ongoing since2011 withgovernment fighting againstvarious opposition and militants groups, including Daesh. The influence ofDaesh inIraq has significantly increased in2014 when the terrorists captured the country's major city ofMosul afterinvading fromSyria. The operation toliberate the city is currently carried outby the Iraqi and US-led coalition forces.

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