"Foreign fighters still joining IS in Syria: " Topic
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Tango01 | 18 Oct 2018 2:58 p.m. PST |
"Foreign fighters continue to flow into Syria to join the Islamic State group despite its forces being largely decimated, Pentagon Joint Chiefs chairman Joe Dunford said Tuesday. Even though the jihadist group's territory has shrunk to a fraction of what it once was, new followers arrive, mostly over the Turkish border, at a rate of about 100 a month, Dunford said. While that is down from a peak of about 1,500 a month three years ago, it shows that Islamic State's ability to attract followers remains potent, he said…." Main page link Incredible!!
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Cacique Caribe | 18 Oct 2018 3:08 p.m. PST |
Yep. They'll try to re-establish a geographical comeback, if not in 2020 then perhaps in 2024. Let's just hope it's later rather than sooner. The poor people there need a little breather before they have to deal with a return of the fanatics. Dan |
Thresher01 | 18 Oct 2018 6:08 p.m. PST |
Turkey is not our friend. |
Cacique Caribe | 18 Oct 2018 8:44 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 19 Oct 2018 11:21 a.m. PST |
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Lion in the Stars | 19 Oct 2018 6:52 p.m. PST |
If/when Turkey replaces Edrogan with a non-Islamist, Turkey might be our friend again. Though a significant part of the problem in Syria is that the Kurds have a decent claim to making Kurdistan, and Turkey does NOT want that. |
Tango01 | 20 Oct 2018 11:36 a.m. PST |
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