Tracking the ISIL

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The ISIS at its core represents a brutally violent attempt by jihadists to redraw the unstable borders of the Middle East, made possible by the power vacuum left in Iraq by the removal of Saddam Hussein and the political incompetence of neighboring Syria.

the us and its allies became officially involved last week with the commencement of airstrikes against isis strongholds

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/world/middleeast/obama-weighs-military-strikes-to-aid-trapped-iraqis-officials-say.html?_r=0

News and discussion of the ISIS and all things related as events develop go here.

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http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/892109-james-wright-foley-american-journalist-beheaded-in-new-isis-video-titled-message-to-america-breaking-news/

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fun fact: the former most prominent terrorist organization in the world, al qaeda, formally broke off all ties with the ISIS after declaring its methods to be 'too violent'

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/isis-too-extreme-al-qaida-terror-jihadi

[silvertone]

babylon be babbling and killin their own brothermans.

[ME##]

isis a shit, we had iraq conquered in weeks.  this has taken them months

[ncba93ivyase]

wouldn't it be cool if russia sold them some jets and they could establish an air force

[Kalahari Inkantation]

mite b cool

but russia utterly detests islamic extremists rofl

putin's mindset rn: smh@the west for not reinforcing the assad regime, we could have prevented this

[PLEASEHELP1991]

mite b cool

but russia utterly detests islamic extremists rofl

putin's mindset rn: smh@the west for not reinforcing the assad regime, we could have prevented this

plus wouldn't isis love chechnya

[Kalahari Inkantation]

that's what i was insinuating lol

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and now for the video of the day:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YENbElb5-xY[/youtube]

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[snoorkel]

Conspiracyfeed:
"'ISIS, the perpetrators of atrocities and the groups that hoist the banner of religion seem to be raising their weapons in sync with Washington, and fight the US verbally, but in practice are killing their enemies. Is this a coincidence, or was it planned ahead of time,' the Palestinian official daily Al Hayat Al Jadida pondered."

http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2014/08/18/palestinian-official-daily-the-u-s-established-isis/

[PLEASEHELP1991]

So is isis the liberal counterpart to the neoconservative al-qaeda

[Daddy]

no it's more sunni terrorism aimed at killing more shias

[ME##]

no it's more sunni terrorism aimed at killing more shias

um omg that's what felt said ~_~