The information came from Kuwait’s Interior Ministry, which identified the leader of the group as a 45-year-old Lebanese national, Osama Khayat. The ringleader was detained first and gave up the information about the rest of the members during interrogation, the ministry said in a statement.
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The cell was involved in making arms deals on behalf of the Islamic State leaders in Syria, including acquiring Chinese-made FN-6 portable air defense systems and other weaponry, according to the information provided by Khayat.
The details of the deal revealed that the weapons were first shipped from Ukraine to Turkey and then smuggled into Syria, the Kuwait news agency KUNA cited the statement as saying.
During questioning, Khayat also admitted to transferring money to Turkish bank accounts as well as spreading ISIS propaganda online to get new recruits.
Others involved in the cell were Syrians, an Egyptian and a Kuwaiti. Four others have not been detained and are thought to be outside of Kuwait. The suspects still at large include two Australian-Lebanese nationals and two Syrian nationals.
One of the members in charge of supplying terrorists with the weapons was identified as a Syrian national, Abdulkarim Mohammad Selem.
Kuwait’s authorities said that the cell was discovered amid a crackdown on terrorism in the country.
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