"In Yemen chaos, Islamic State grows to rival al Qaeda" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Jun 2015 11:43 a.m. PST |
"People stand next to wreckage at the site of a car bomb attack in Yemen's capital Sanaa June 29, 2015. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah DUBAI Al Qaeda's leadership of Islamist militancy in Yemen is being challenged amid the chaos of civil war by its rival Islamic State, which could become a bigger threat to the group than the U.S. drones that periodically kill its commanders. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) remains the country's top militant network and its several thousand fighters and bomb makers, who have repeatedly tried to bring down Western aircraft, are still seen as a serious threat by Washington. But followers of Islamic State in Yemen have sought to steal al Qaeda's thunder by launching a string of attacks against the Zaydi Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group, which is fighting a messy war against a Saudi-led coalition of Arab counties. Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, evolved from the Iraqi branch of al Qaeda and now controls swathes of Iraq and Syria. It broke from the Sunni Muslim group founded by Osama bin Laden and has declared a caliphate to rule over all Muslims…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Legion 4 | 30 Jun 2015 2:08 p.m. PST |
Good … let them butcher each other … |
John the OFM | 01 Jul 2015 7:52 a.m. PST |
I see no need to choose sides here. |
Tango01 | 01 Jul 2015 11:15 a.m. PST |
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Mako11 | 02 Jul 2015 7:59 a.m. PST |
On a somewhat related note, ISIS has been chastising Hamas in Gaza of late, and is threatening to take over there as well, apparently due to their dismal performance against the Israelis. |
Legion 4 | 02 Jul 2015 12:22 p.m. PST |
I don't think Daesh wants to mess with the IDF … |
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