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UAE dismantles terrorist cell linked to Iran and arrests members
The UAE State Security Department on Monday said it had dismantled a terrorist organisation operating inside the Emirates.The department sanctioned the arrests of its members over suspected involvement in activities aimed at undermining national unity and carrying out planned sabotage operations inside the country.It said investigations indicated the group was preparing systematic terrorist and sabotage activities within UAE territory, according to state news agency Wam.The organisation was discovered to be holding secret meetings inside and outside of the UAE, according to surveillance reports. The group was also found to be trying to recruit young Emiratis by spreading "misleading ideas" in the hope of gaining their support for "foreign allegiances".They were also accused of inciting against the UAE's foreign policy and internal measures by portraying the country in a negative light. The organisation is also said to have collected funds through unofficial means before transferring them to suspicious external entities.The UAE State Security Department dismantled a terrorist organisation. WamInfoThey are charged with establishing a secret organisation, managing its activities within the Emirates, as well as pledging allegiance and loyalty to external parties and undermining national unity and social peace.They also carried out recruitment operations through secret meetings, according to a plan co-ordinated with external parties to reach sensitive locations.The department added that the organisation had links to Iran’s system of Wilayat al-Faqih, a governing religious-political doctrine, which advocates that clergy should have authority over the state. The State Security Department shared footage online of the arrest of suspected members of an Iran-linked terrorist group in the Emirates. Photo: SSD UAEInfoThe system has been operating in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and is enshrined in the country's constitution.The UAE air defences have intercepted 537 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles and 2,256 drones since Iran began its daily attacks on February 28.A two-week conditional ceasefire was agreed between Iran and the US on April 8.Last month, the UAE also announced the dismantling of a “terrorist network” funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, and the arrest of its members.The network was said to have been operating in the UAE using a fake commercial cover and had tried to infiltrate the national economy and conduct “external sch...
UAE reports dismantling of Iran-linked terror cell - Al Jazeera
Arrests come after United Arab Emirates bore the brunt of Iranian attacks on Gulf neighbours.The United Arab Emirates has arrested members of an Iran-linked group that authorities accuse of plotting ‘systematic terrorist and sabotage acts’.The State Security Service said in a statement posted on social media on Monday that it had detained members of a cell linked to Iran’s Velayat-e Faqih (“Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist”) – a doctrine underlying Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and fealty to the supreme religious leader.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3For Gulf states, Hormuz uncertainty casts shadow over US-Iran ceasefirelist 2 of 3S Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain report attacks after Iran-US trucelist 3 of 3At least one killed at UAE’s Habshan gas facility after intercepted attackend of listThe move came amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, during which Tehran has targeted neighbours hosting United States military assets. The UAE has weathered more Iranian strikes than any other country – although most were intercepted.The names and mugshots of the 27 alleged members of the unit were posted online, with authorities saying they have been charged with “establishing and operating a secret organisation, running it from the UAE, pledging allegiance to foreign entities, and harming national unity and social peace”.The State Security Service added that the group had collected funds and transferred them to “suspicious foreign entities”, and had “adopted extremist terrorist ideologies and ideas”.They are also accused of carrying out covert “recruitment and indoctrination operations” and holding meetings inside and outside the country with “terrorist elements and suspicious organisations”.“Their aim was to spread misleading ideas among Emirati youth and recruit them to serve foreign loyalties, incite against the country’s foreign policy and internal procedures, and attempt to portray the country in a negative light,” the statement asserted.Iran’s barrage of attacks rattled a country long seen as a safe haven, targeting US assets but also civilian infrastructure including airports, energy infrastructure and tourist hubs.Earlier this month, the UAE said that Iran should pay for damage caused by its Gulf attacks.Last month, the UAE said it arrested at least five members of a “terrorist network” linked to Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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