"Why The Legendary Region Of Khorasan Is Important.." Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 Dec 2014 12:16 p.m. PST |
…To The Islamic State. "Few sayings of the Prophet Mohammed have a stronger hold on the imagination of the world's jihadists than his prophecy about the flags: "If you see the black banners coming from Khorasan, join that army, even if you have to crawl over ice," he is supposed to have admonished the faithful. "No power will be able to stop them and they will finally reach Baitul Maqdisi"—Jerusalem— "where they will erect flags." And where was this magical land of Khorasan, whence the conquerors would come? Think Afghanistan and pieces of all the countries that surround it, including and especially Iran. For the great ideologues of modern jihadist terror, Ayman al Zawahiri of al Qaeda and Abu Bakr al Baghdadi of the so-called Islamic State, the strategic and symbolic importance of Khorasan is huge, and there are already signs that they are competing for control there. Some factions of both the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban and some members of al Qaeda in the area have pledged allegiance to Baghdadi's self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq. Zawahiri's most elite group of operatives, meanwhile, has become known as the Khorasan Group…"
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| Mako11 | 20 Dec 2014 1:33 p.m. PST |
They really mean Al Qaeda, but we all know AQ has been defeated, right, so hence, the new name. |
 Legion 4   | 20 Dec 2014 3:36 p.m. PST |
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| Only Warlock | 21 Dec 2014 10:52 a.m. PST |
Huh. Strangely enough just large enough to absorb an overlapping pattern of 250× 300kt Fusion Bomb strikes. |
| Legion 4 | 22 Dec 2014 8:02 a.m. PST |
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| Condottiere | 22 Dec 2014 4:54 p.m. PST |
I thought they just made miniatures ? khurasanminiatures.tripod.com huh? Maybe a fundraising organization? All along we've been contributing to the enemy? Lol |
| Legion 4 | 23 Dec 2014 3:35 p.m. PST |
Well once they release some of the stuff I'm waiting for, they'll get my $$$ …  |
| Lion in the Stars | 23 Dec 2014 4:35 p.m. PST |
I think Khurasan Minis is working on some 6mm stuff, L4. His 15mm Mekanoids (combat robots) might be usable as-is. |
| Legion 4 | 23 Dec 2014 4:49 p.m. PST |
Yeah, I'm going to get some of his 6mm Jasmine Throne aliens. He posted greens of a few months back … TMP link |
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