A new document to prove US support for terrorist groups – Mehr News Agency | Iranian and world news

Mehr News Agency, International, “Abdul Hamid Bayati” *: Scott Perry, a Republican Representative of the US Congress from Pennsylvania, revealed at a meeting that billions of dollars from US aid by the US International Development Agency (USAID) to finance terrorist groups such as Boko HaramAl -Qaeda and ISIS are dedicated. At the meeting, which was held by the House Foreign Relations Committee, he said that the USAID annual budget would be transferred to these groups and even terrorist training camps. Perry emphasized that the funds were reached by the terrorists rather than helping to develop and criticized the issue.

In a broadly released video, Perry said: “Your money, $ 5 million annually, along with cash cargoes, to religious schools, ISIS, al -Qaeda, Boko HaramISIL Khorasan (active in Afghanistan) and terrorist training camps. “This is what is financed.”

Accordingly, the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs has begun investigations into USAID budget management in Nigeria and other recipient countries.

This was revealed as Nigerian security officials had called on the United Nations last month to support financial supporters. Boko Haram Identify and introduce.

General Christopher Musa, chief of the Nigerian Joint Staff, had earlier pointed out that some non -governmental organizations are involved in financing the uprising.

General Musa said in an interview with Al Jazeera that many submitted or arrested members Boko Haram They have foreign currencies that represent international financial support for these groups. “Currently more than 6,000 members Boko Haram They have surrendered, and many of them have come in cash. Where did these money come from? How are they financed? How are they trained? How did the equipment receive? ”

General Musa also warned of suspicious activities by some non -governmental organizations and cited cases that have paid for advances to rent real estate for five years in insurgency areas. He urged the United Nations to conduct independent investigations into the financial resources and training of terrorist groups such as Boko Haram To do.

Subsequently Talks New Scott Perry, as well as statements by General Christopher Musa, on Thursday, March 23, Nigeria’s heads of state intelligence, including the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Ministry of Security of the Ministry of Security (DSS) and National Security Advisor, Grandson Ribado Summoned to respond to the allegations of the US Congress, Scott Perry.

According to USAID budget for year 2, about 2.5 percent of the total amount of $ 1.5 million was allocated for health -related programs in Nigeria. Of this, $ 5 million was allocated for HIV/AIDS programs under GHP, with $ 5 million from GHP-State and $ 5 million from GHP-USAID. Also, $ 5 million to tackle tuberculosis, $ 5 million for malaria control, $ 1.2 million for maternal and child health, and $ 1.5 million for family and fertility planning programs, but Republican representative talk The numbers presented in reality were some kind of documentation They are.

According to the Nigerian Punch newspaper, USAID had allocated about $ 1.5 billion to Nigeria between the ages of 1 and $ 2. According to US foreign aid dashboard data, the agency allocated $ 5 billion to nine countries, including $ 5 million in Nigeria. In year 2, it was $ 2 billion for 2 countries, $ 2 billion in Nigeria. Likewise, in year 2, $ 5 billion was allocated for 6,000 programs in nine countries, from which Nigeria received $ 2 million.

*American affairs expert