Did Putin really say ‘To Forgive The Terrorists Is Up To God, But To Send Them To Him Is Up To Me’?

On Tuesday, November 17, news anchor Remi Maalouf posted on Twitter a statement supposedly made by Russian leader Vladimir Putin against the terror group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).

Consequently, the controversial quote “To Forgive The Terrorists Is Up To God, But To Send Them To Him Is Up To Me” quickly made the rounds on the Internet.

Here’s a screengrab of her tweet.

But on Wednesday, November 18, Maaolouf admitted that Putin’s quote on terrorists, which she took from a Facebook post, was false and immediately apologized.

Following the terror attacks in Paris, Putin told the press that Russia is prepared to join forces with France to prevent terror.

“The recent tragic events in France show that we should join efforts in preventing terror,” Putin told David Cameron.

On Tuesday, November 17, the Russian air force used nuclear bombers including 25 Bear, Backfire, and Blackjack bombers against alleged ISIS members in Syria in a bid to “wipe out evil Islamic State.” Dubbed as the biggest bomber raid in decades, the mission reportedly destroyed 14 ISIL (Islamic State of Syria and the Levant) targets including command posts used to coordinate ISIL activities in Aleppo and Idlib provinces as well as munition and supply depots in the northwestern area of Syria.

According to Putin, data from the Russian intelligence revealed that 40 countries are financing ISIS.

“I provided examples based on our data on the financing of different Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) units by private individuals. This money, as we have established, comes from 40 countries and, there are some of the G20 members among them,” Putin told the media.

Featured image credits to Express.co.uk.