Authorities deny information on establishment of IS unit in territory of Georgia

Vakhtang Gomelauri, Chief of the Georgian State Security Service, has called a lie the information about the creation of a unit of the "Islamic State" (IS) on the territory of Georgia. The Georgian State Security Service has also launched the investigation into the disseminated video message of IS fighters voicing threats against Georgia.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that, according to the Georgian authorities, recruiters of the "Islamic State", recognized as a terrorist organization, are active in the villages of the Pankisi Gorge.

In the beginning of this November, various media reported on the establishment by the "Islamic State", recognized in Russia and a number of other countries as a terrorist organization, of the Vilayat (region) Gurjistan (Georgia), which covered the major part of the territory of Georgia.

"Vilayat Gurjistan has not been established. It is a lie," declared Vakhtang Gomelauri on November 23.

This statement was made by Vakhtang Gomelauri at the end of the meeting of the Council for security and crisis management, when one of the journalists addressed the Chief of the Georgian State Security Service with the relevant question, the "Georgia Online" reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.