"The Islamic State's curious cover story" Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Jan 2015 10:59 p.m. PST |
"In the recently released edition of Dabiq, the Islamic State's online English magazine, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's followers make their bitter rivalry with al Qaeda the centerpiece of their presentation to the public. The cover story, entitled "Al-Qaidah of Waziristan," is written by an alleged al Qaeda defector known as Abu Jarir ash-Shamali. His story begins before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when he joined Abu Musab al Zarqawi's organization, Jamaat al Tawhid wal Jihad, in Jordan. Shamali is keen to emphasize the differences between Zarqawi and al Qaeda from the first. It is easy to see why, as the Islamic State is attempting to portray Zarqawi's legacy as entirely its own. Zarqawi, who formally pledged allegiance to al Qaeda in 2004, had been working closely with senior al Qaeda leaders years before he officially became al Qaeda's man in Iraq. Zarqawi is still featured in both al Qaeda's and the Islamic State's propaganda…" link Full text here
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| Tango01 | 10 Jan 2015 11:34 p.m. PST |
Again?
Bad luck my friend!! Amicalement
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