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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome Questions About ISIS.....
Do we know how big a force ISIS is (i.e.,how many soldiers/men they have)? Where are they located? Are they spread out over a wide area or are they concentrated in a few places? Who arms them (i.e., where do they get their supply and resupply of weapons)?
Are they just a ground force or do they have air and sea support?
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Some Questions About ISIS..... (Original Post)
global1
Feb 2015
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CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)1. Who are those mysterious masked men?
I just remembered I read the comments of one of their supporters on Facebook a while ago and it reminded of Ra's al Ghul and the "League of Shadows" in the Batman movie.
(And also what Bruce Wayne says to Alfred on the Lear jet about becoming a symbol that people fear).
melman
(7,681 posts)2. Don't worry
It's all okay because KKK!
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GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)4. They are Sunni extremists, funded by Qatar and Saudis.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/whos-funding-isis-wealthy-gulf-angel-investors-officials-say-n208006
They have AA, artillery, etc. plus a bunch of Toyota trucks that we sent to the "moderate rebels."
McCain brags that he knows them well and he gets jealous here when told that they are sleeping around with other GOPers (Hannity does his best here to keep McCain from spilling it all):
Likely ISIS is part of the plan to overthrow Assad and flip Syria to Sunni extremist / Saudi satellite government. They also counter Iranian presence in the area.
Maps and play-by-play coverage here:
http://www.understandingwar.org/syria-blog
They have AA, artillery, etc. plus a bunch of Toyota trucks that we sent to the "moderate rebels."
McCain brags that he knows them well and he gets jealous here when told that they are sleeping around with other GOPers (Hannity does his best here to keep McCain from spilling it all):
Likely ISIS is part of the plan to overthrow Assad and flip Syria to Sunni extremist / Saudi satellite government. They also counter Iranian presence in the area.
Maps and play-by-play coverage here:
http://www.understandingwar.org/syria-blog