TEHRAN – By creating Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group the enemies intended to portray Islam as a disgusting religion, the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday.

“The enemies have been attempting to represent pure Islam as a ruthless and disgusting religion,” Brigadier General Hossein Salami said, addressing a ceremony on Monday.

According to IRNA, the general also hailed the victory of resistance forces against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria, saying, “Daesh terrorists managed to badly tarnish the luminous image of Islam.”

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