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| wanderingjays | Nov 7 2015, 09:07 AM Post #41 |
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| colo_crawdad | Nov 7 2015, 09:11 AM Post #42 |
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I am talking about IS .not ISIS. Look back at the title of this thread. I even lilnked a rational definition of IS. |
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| Neutral | Nov 7 2015, 09:12 AM Post #43 |
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IS is ISIS. Geeze. |
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| Berton | Nov 7 2015, 09:12 AM Post #44 |
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Colo_crawdad, I apologize for the interfering posts of a member of the hate board who seems intent on disrupting our conversation. Please continue. |
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| Berton | Nov 7 2015, 09:13 AM Post #45 |
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They are one in the same. |
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| Neutral | Nov 7 2015, 09:16 AM Post #46 |
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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - ISIS IS is just shortening it. Unless Colo is playing a Clinton game of the definition of "is". |
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| Berton | Nov 7 2015, 09:22 AM Post #47 |
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "ISIL", "ISIS", "Daesh", and "Islamic State group" redirect here. For other uses, see ISIL (disambiguation), ISIS (disambiguation), Daish (disambiguation), and Islamic state (disambiguation). Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī 'l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-Shām Participant in the Syrian Civil War, Iraq War (2003–2011), Iraqi insurgency, Iraq War (2014–present), Second Libyan Civil War, Boko Haram insurgency, War in North-West Pakistan, War in Afghanistan, Yemeni Civil War, and other conflicts Primary target of Operation Inherent Resolve and of the military intervention against ISIL: in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Nigeria. AQMI Flag.svg Flag Active 1999–Present Joined al-Qaeda: October 2004 Declaration of an Islamic state in Iraq: 13 October 2006 Claim of territory in the Levant: 8 April 2013 Separated from al-Qaeda:[1][2] 3 February 2014,[3] Declaration of caliphate: 29 June 2014 Claim of territory in: Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen: 13 November 2014 Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India: 29 January 2015[4] Nigeria: 12 March 2015[5][6] North Caucasus: 23 June 2015[7] Ideology Salafism[8][9][10] Salafi jihadism[10][11] Wahhabism[11][12] Leaders Leader: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,[13] Deputy leader: Abu Ala al-Afri still unconfirmed †,[14][15] Deputy leader in Syria: Abu Ali al-Anbari,[16] Deputy leader in Iraq: Abu Muslim al-Turkmani †,[16][17] Military chief: Abu Suleiman al-Naser,[18][19] Head of the Shura Council: Abu Arkan al-Ameri,[20] Chief spokesperson: Abu Mohammad al-Adnani,[18][21][22] Chief of Syrian military operations: Abu Omar al-Shishani[18][23] Headquarters Ar-Raqqah, Syria (de facto capital) Area of operations Syrian, Iraqi, and Lebanese insurgencies.png Military situation as of 23 October 2015, in the Iraqi, Syrian, and Lebanese conflicts. Controlled by the Iraqi government Controlled by the Syrian government Controlled by the Lebanese government Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan forces Controlled by Syrian Kurdistan forces Controlled by Syrian opposition forces Controlled by al-Nusra Front Controlled by Hezbollah Note: Iraq and Syria contain large desert areas with limited populations. These areas are mapped as under the control of forces holding roads and towns within them. Detailed map of the Syrian Civil War Detailed map of the Iraqi insurgency Detailed map of the Lebanese insurgency Detailed map of the Libyan Civil War Detailed map of the Nigerian insurgency Detailed map of the Sinai insurgency Detailed map of the Yemeni Civil War Strength Inside Syria and Iraq 200,000[24] (Kurdish claim) 100,000[25] (Jihadist claim) 20,000–31,000[26] (CIA estimate) Outside Syria and Iraq 32,600–57,900 (See Military of ISIL for more detailed estimates.) Estimated total 52,600–257,900 Originated as Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād (1999)[27] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, /ˈaɪsɨs/) or the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham,[28] Islamic State (IS),[29] or Daesh (داعش, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈdaːʕiʃ]),[30] is a Wahhabi/Salafi jihadist extremist militant group and self-proclaimed Islamic state and caliphate, which is led by and mainly composed of Sunni Arabs from Iraq and Syria.[31] As of March 2015, it has control over territory occupied by ten million people[32] in Iraq and Syria, and has nominal control over small areas of Libya, Nigeria and Afghanistan.[33][34] The group also operates or has affiliates in other parts of the world, including North Africa and South Asia.[35][36] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant |
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| Berton | Nov 7 2015, 09:24 AM Post #48 |
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From a left wing source: In April 2013, Baghdadi announced the merger of his forces in Iraq and Syria and the creation of "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" (Isis). http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29052144 |
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| Neutral | Nov 7 2015, 09:26 AM Post #49 |
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A reminder of what COLO said: "No diversion. Just an attempt to show how ridiculous the logic is that equates the Islamic State with terrorists." |
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| donsm60 | Nov 7 2015, 09:39 AM Post #50 |
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