An Islamic Caliphate in NW Iraq/NE Syria?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:49:13 -0400

Well here it is... the Sunni group and ISIS have declared an Islamic State across the wide spread area of Iraq that they have seized over the course of the last month. And they are demanding allegiance from other Muslim groups. Thoughts?

Sunni militants declare Islamic state in Iraq and Syria

The leaders of an Al Qaeda splinter group that has seized vast portions of northern and western Iraq have declared the establishment of an Islamic state and demanded allegiance from other Muslim groups.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Jun 30 at 2014 9:41 AM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:41:04 -0400

Not surprising, with their advances so far in Iraq they feel that they have the momentum to declare themselves to be an actual state. I feel personally that they are overreaching and with their pronouncements and actions that they will turn most of the legitimate nations of the Middle East against them. I also have been thinking the last couple of days about how long Israel will sit idly by while this is going on in their neighborhood, my personal feeling is that they will not sit by for long with this threat so close by.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2014 9:59 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:59:00 -0400

I posted this original question 4 months ago. And here we are. ISIS has a stronger hold on the territory that it has claimed and are fighting to take more everyday. What large city in Iraq is next? Baghdad?