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After Russia defeated them in Syria, the Americans took ISIS to Afghanistan in their helicopters. ISIS has never fought with Western countries, and in Afghanistan ISIS fought with the Taliban.
Most historians of the Islamic State agree that the group emerged out of al-Qaeda in Iraq as a response to the U.S. invasion in 2003. They also agree that it was shaped primarily by a Jordanian jihadist and the eventual head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Jordanian had a dark vision: He wished to fuel a civil war between Sunnis and Shiites and establish a caliphate. Although he was killed in 2006, his vision was realized in 2014—the year isis overran northern Iraq and eastern Syria.
originally posted by: RussianTroll
ISIS is not at all an organization with a clearly structured structure.
The upper echelon of ISIS leadership includes Baghdadi’s advisers, his deputies for overseeing operations in Iraq and Syria, and the shura council – which technically has the authority to depose Baghdadi. ISIS also has a sharia council, as well as councils responsible for security, military affairs, media, and finance.
ISIS has attempted to govern its territories, establishing court systems, schools, social services, and local governments. Foreign fighters occupy many of the top administrative posts in the bureaucracy. ISIS also doles out harsh punishments, including executions, lashings, and stonings.
Functionally, ISIS operates as a semi-federated entity. It has an influential central command with ministries mimicking those that would be found in any other state, including education, public services, health, security, public relations and agriculture, among others. These ministries are replicated at regional levels, where local leaders maintain a degree of governing autonomy.
ISIS also quickly establishes an Islamic court system in the territories it governs. The ISIS narrative is quick to highlight the moral foundation of its court system in contrast to the corrupt systems it is replacing. In many towns that have been ravaged by years of civil war, the ISIS model of law enforcement and justice, however harsh, is considered a positive contrast from the lawlessness that pervaded the war.
The insistence on establishing an elaborate state-like bureaucracy reflects a determination to go beyond the previous models toward creating a caliphate.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: CarlLaFong
It's in Skunk Works.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: RussianTroll
Iran warned Russia about an ISIS attack, too.
How does that fit in to your logic?
Where they responsible too?
originally posted by: RussianTroll
1) According to the analysis carried out by the artificial intelligence system "Hippolyte 1.0" from Cognitive Pilot,
2) The quick response of American and British news channels to the fake information about the connection with ISIS may indicate that these channels could be the initiators of disinformation, which would benefit them.
3) The refusal of Ukraine and the United States to participate in the terrorist attack and the proposal of a version involving ISIS may indicate a high probability of involvement of this particular duo.
4) The change in the emphasis of the Western media from ISIS to the version of the terrorist attack in Moscow, which destroyed the illusion of security created by Vladimir Putin after the outbreak of the conflict in Independence, may indicate a transition to plan B - emphasizing the effectiveness of Ukraine and the “weakness” of Putin.
5) Massive panic postings of propaganda materials on social networks overnight may indicate a systematic approach adopted by the British and American intelligence services, which is not typical for the actions of ISIS.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: CarlLaFong
I thought us Brits did it with help from Kate?
originally posted by: RussianTroll
a reply to: FlyersFan
1) According to the analysis carried out by the artificial intelligence system "Hippolyte 1.0" from Cognitive Pilot, the nature of the terrorist attack denies the version of ISIS involvement. The fact is that usually representatives of this group do not try to escape, but fight to the last or commit suicide. The terrorists who were in Crocus tried to hide on the territory of Ukraine.
2) The quick response of American and British news channels to the fake information about the connection with ISIS may indicate that these channels could be the initiators of disinformation, which would benefit them.
3) The refusal of Ukraine and the United States to participate in the terrorist attack and the proposal of a version involving ISIS may indicate a high probability of involvement of this particular duo.
4) The change in the emphasis of the Western media from ISIS to the version of the terrorist attack in Moscow, which destroyed the illusion of security created by Vladimir Putin after the outbreak of the conflict in Independence, may indicate a transition to plan B - emphasizing the effectiveness of Ukraine and the “weakness” of Putin.
5) Massive panic postings of propaganda materials on social networks overnight may indicate a systematic approach adopted by the British and American intelligence services, which is not typical for the actions of ISIS.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: RussianTroll
results of initial examinations showed that at the time of the attack the terrorists were under the influence of a strong psychotropic substance
Got a link to a credible news source that tells us what 'strong psychotropic substance' was supposedly found?
Ovchinsky is confident that it is not ISIS, as is commonly believed, that is behind the terrorist attack in Crokes, but Western intelligence agencies. .
Isis admitted it. This terrorist attack is nothing more than ISIS-K doing it's thing against Russia. This isn't something new. Russia and ISIS-K have been going at it for a long time now. It was just Muslim terrorism. It's what they do.
The terrorists in Crocus may have been implanted with control chips
Got a link to a credible news source that shows the control chips? Russia has some of the terrorists in custody. Surely they could have scanned the terrorists and removed any control chips that allegedly were in them. So ... where are the videos and pictures of the chips that Russia would have removed from the bodies of the terrorists?
This attack was nothing more than the usual Muslim terrorism. To try to claim it was people controlled by the West with mind chips is ridiculous. No sane person is going to buy that.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: CarlLaFong
Yes. We all do over here.
What is na news source you would like?
originally posted by: theatreboy
To say RT's source is not credible but yours is, is ignorant.