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The Takfiri militant groups in the Middle East, such as the ISIL, are the “proxies” of Saudi Arabia and some other Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf region, an analyst says, Press TV reports.

Ali Al-Ahmed, the director of the Institute of [Persian] Gulf Affairs told Press TV from Washington that certain Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf pretend to oppose the ISIL while they actually act as the “incubators” of the Takfiri terrorist group.

He said it is wrong to differentiate between the Saudi government and the Takfiri groups committing crimes against civilians in Iraq and Syria.

“The mistake has always been repeated... [the mistake] to distinguish or differentiate between the Saudi government and these groups. They are the same. They are proxy of Saudi, Qatari and some other governments,” Al-Ahmed said.

The analyst noted that Riyadh is directly involved in financing the ISIL and has been “sending thousands of Saudis to join the militant group.”

He said the Saudis’ extreme ideology has been the main factor behind the formation of several militant groups that have wreaked havoc in the Middle East over the past decade.

Commenting on Turkey and Jordan’s support for the ISIL, Al-Ahmed said that these countries remain “the main base and route” for ISIL terrorists and “mercenary forces” to enter Iraq and Syria.

The ISIL terrorists control large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria.