ISIS Declares Islamic State and Caliphate - Rueters

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(Reuters) - An offshoot of al Qaeda which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on Islamist websites and Twitter said on Sunday.

The move poses a direct challenge to the central leadership of al Qaeda, which has disowned it, and to conservative Gulf Arab rulers who already view the group as a security threat.

The group, previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and also known as ISIS, has renamed itself "Islamic State" and proclaimed its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as "Caliph" - the head of the state, the statement said.


www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/29/us-syria-crisis-iraq-idUSKBN0F40SL20140629

[warrior1972]

Here we go....

ISIS is a direct challege to Al Queda.

But wait. it gets better.

Iraq is falling apart, disintegrating between the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. The country's boundaries were an artificial creation of colonialism. The people of the region had litte or nothing to do with the establishment of the nations of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, etc.

Iran supports the Shiites, which are a majority in Iran.

The majority in Iraq is Sunni, which was the underlying reason for their emnity resulting in the Ira-Iraq War.

And that is why the "caliphate" ISIS has "created" recognizes none of the borders of Syria, Iran, etc.

The entire damned region is about to explode, and belive it or not, it hasn't got a thing to do with Israel.

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The majority in Iraq is Shia, which is why they opposed Saddam and the Ba'ath party minority rule under Saddam.

The Levant includes the modern states of Jordan and Israel, as well as Syria.

Yes, it's about to explode but never doubt that Israel will always be at issue with these fanatics.

[warrior1972]

I stand corrected.

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Jun 30, 2014 2:39:30 GMT -8 warrior1972 said:

I stand corrected.

Fog of war.