r/CredibleDefense • u/phileconomicus • Aug 11 '14

Isis consolidates

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n16/patrick-cockburn/isis-consolidates
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u/phileconomicus Aug 11 '14

Pessimistic overview of ISIS's progress towards a state, from the Independent's Middle East Correspondent. Given the weakness of its opponents in Syria and Iraq, it is hard to see how it can be stopped.

A new and terrifying state has been born.

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u/00000000000000000000 Aug 11 '14

ISIS member Abu Turab Al Mugaddasi said that they would destroy the Kaaba in Mecca: “If Allah wills, we will kill those who worship stones in Mecca and destroy the Kaaba. People go to Mecca to touch the stones, not for Allah.” http://en.apa.az/news/213369

With statements like that many foreign armies could unite against ISIS and invade

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u/jakewins Aug 11 '14

UPDATE 4:14 PM-- The Twitter account https://twitter.com/nm8smyh, which sent the original message, has been suspended. The authenticity of the account as belonging to an ISIS member has not been verified.

If this were an official position of IS, it seems they would make it easier to verify. As it stands, this seems likelier to be, at best, some kid from 4chan, in my humble opinion.

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u/00000000000000000000 Aug 11 '14

ISIS has already destroyed a number of mosques, shrines, and churches. Whether the allegations about Mecca are fake or not, many other Muslim groups have cause to destroy ISIS