IS (ISIS) File - Essential Reading
This Islamic State nightmare is not a holy war but an unholy mess
How Isis came to be
As world leaders now consider a military campaign to confront Isis,
they should remember the lessons of America's costly and largely
fruitless engagements in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam. They should
understand that no amount of foreign military power can ever make up for
the misrule of corrupt, failed governments like those in Damascus,
Baghdad, Kabul or Saigon.
They should embrace the lessons of Iraq's Sunni tribal awakening, that only Syrian and Iraqi Sunnis can defeat radical militant Sunni entities like Isis. Likewise, they should understand that only the mullahs in Tehran can help quell radical militant Shia entities like Lebanon's Hezbollah, Assad's intelligence operatives or Iraq's militias.
You Can't Understand ISIS If You Don't Know the History of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia
Stopping the Islamic State without making matters worse
The
only people who can truly defeat the Islamic State are the Sunnis. But
they will not take on the Islamic State if the result will be
subjugation by a Shia-led national government
To
combat terror, end support for Saudi Arabia
Saudi donors constituted “the most significant
source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide”.
Refugees
and Christians in Middle East need our help and support
The news around the world is tragic and depressing. What
can we do?
Drawing the boundaries of the new Middle East with Christian blood
Really beautiful reflection on IS ... and Jonah!
Who
is ISIS founder, Caliph Adu?
According to an intelligence
group, he was radicalised during a lengthy spell in an
American prison during America's invasion of Iraq
Islamic State-loyal militants plotted to blow up brewery in Kuala Lumpur
Islamists target Indonesia’s most important Buddhist temple