Posted on Aug 1, 2016
ISIS Has Lost Many of the Key Places It Once Controlled
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ISIS Has Lost Many of the Key Places It Once Controlled
Posted from nytimes.com
ISIS
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Iraq
Posted >1 y ago
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ISIS Doesn't need to control physical locations when you're dealing with an Ideology as they just stated...a list such as the one they just released on 31 July 2016 in their own magazine. This isn't going away anytime soon.
Six reasons why they hate us...from "Dabiq"
1. Because you are disbelievers
"We hate you, first and foremost, because you are disbelievers; you reject the oneness of Allah – whether you realize it or not – by making partners for Him in worship, you blaspheme against Him, claiming that He has a son, you fabricate lies against His prophets and messengers, and you indulge in all manner of devilish practices."
2 . Because you are liberal
"We hate you because your secular, liberal societies permit the very things that Allah has prohibited while banning many of the things He has permitted, a matter that doesn’t concern you because you Christian disbelief and paganism 32 separate between religion and state, thereby granting supreme authority to your whims and desires via the legislators you vote into power."
3. Because some of you are atheist
"In the case of the atheist fringe, we hate you and wage war against you because you disbelieve in the existence of your Lord and Creator."
4. For your crimes against Islam
"We hate you for your crimes against Islam and wage war against you to punish you for your transgressions against our religion."
5. For your crimes against Muslims
"We hate you for your crimes against the Muslims; your drones and fighter jets bomb, kill, and maim our people around the world, and your puppets in the usurped lands of the Muslims oppress, torture, and wage war against anyone who calls to the truth."
6. For invading our lands
"We hate you for invading our lands and fight you to repel you and drive you out. As long as there is an inch of territory left for us to reclaim, jihad will continue to be a personal obligation on every single Muslim."
The article says while it considers foreign policy an issue, the main reason they set on destroying the west is because they don't like the West much at all.
It reads: "What’s important to understand here is that although some might argue that your foreign policies are the extent of what drives our hatred, this particular reason for hating you is secondary, hence the reason we addressed it at the end of the above list.
"The fact is, even if you were to stop bombing us, imprisoning us, torturing us, vilifying us, and usurping our lands, we would continue to hate you because our primary reason for hating you will not cease to exist until you embrace Islam."
Six reasons why they hate us...from "Dabiq"
1. Because you are disbelievers
"We hate you, first and foremost, because you are disbelievers; you reject the oneness of Allah – whether you realize it or not – by making partners for Him in worship, you blaspheme against Him, claiming that He has a son, you fabricate lies against His prophets and messengers, and you indulge in all manner of devilish practices."
2 . Because you are liberal
"We hate you because your secular, liberal societies permit the very things that Allah has prohibited while banning many of the things He has permitted, a matter that doesn’t concern you because you Christian disbelief and paganism 32 separate between religion and state, thereby granting supreme authority to your whims and desires via the legislators you vote into power."
3. Because some of you are atheist
"In the case of the atheist fringe, we hate you and wage war against you because you disbelieve in the existence of your Lord and Creator."
4. For your crimes against Islam
"We hate you for your crimes against Islam and wage war against you to punish you for your transgressions against our religion."
5. For your crimes against Muslims
"We hate you for your crimes against the Muslims; your drones and fighter jets bomb, kill, and maim our people around the world, and your puppets in the usurped lands of the Muslims oppress, torture, and wage war against anyone who calls to the truth."
6. For invading our lands
"We hate you for invading our lands and fight you to repel you and drive you out. As long as there is an inch of territory left for us to reclaim, jihad will continue to be a personal obligation on every single Muslim."
The article says while it considers foreign policy an issue, the main reason they set on destroying the west is because they don't like the West much at all.
It reads: "What’s important to understand here is that although some might argue that your foreign policies are the extent of what drives our hatred, this particular reason for hating you is secondary, hence the reason we addressed it at the end of the above list.
"The fact is, even if you were to stop bombing us, imprisoning us, torturing us, vilifying us, and usurping our lands, we would continue to hate you because our primary reason for hating you will not cease to exist until you embrace Islam."
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SFC Richard Giles
What a bunch of angry people they are. It's pitiful that one group of radicals can spread so much hate and discontent in the world. What I find even more interesting is the ease in which they are recruiting and how many people are willing to follow them.
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LTC (Join to see)
I agree. So much is made about "Identifying" the threat. While I agree in principle...its the resolve, the motivation, AND the HOW that needs to be understood. The intangibles make a difference as well. The reality is that it doesn't matter how many different COAs we come up with or how we categorize the threat, if we're not fighting the same conflict. If we don't take the enemies word as to "Why" they are fighting us and how they are engaging in combat against us, we will not be successful. You can't fight an unconventional fight with conventional means, just as you can't fight a conventional war with unconventional means alone...you have to identify the threat and choose the COA that maximizes our capability against the threats capability.
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