Isis: A Year of the Caliphate
The seven wars in Muslim countries where 'Islamic State' is powerful or growing in strength
There are seven wars raging in Muslim
countries between the borders of Pakistan in the east and Nigeria in the
west. In all seven – Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia
and north-east Nigeria – local versions of Isis are either already
powerful or are gaining in influence. Key to its explosive expansion in
Iraq and Syria since 2011 is its capability as a fighting machine, which
stems from a combination of religious fanaticism, military expertise
and extreme violence. In addition, its successes have been possible
because it is opposed by feeble, corrupt or non-existent governments and
armies.
The reach of the “Islamic State” was hideously demonstrated last week by near simultaneous attacks in
Tunisia,
France,
Kuwait and
Kobani
in Syria. The first three atrocities received blanket media coverage,
but the fourth, and by far the biggest massacre, was at Kobani, where at
least 220 Kurdish civilians, including women and children, were
massacred last Thursday by Isis fighters.
http://www.unz.com/pcockburn/isis-a-year-of-the-caliphate-2/
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