ITS NOT ALL ABOUT THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT FIGHTING ISIS “.... what’s happening in Iraq isn’t simply a war between the Iraqi government and ISIS. It’s also a war between Shia and Sunni Muslims.... Sunni insurrections began in 2003 and has been on-going ever since.... so what ISIS is doing is not entirely new.... before Saddam Hussein, the Shia-Sunni war was only kept under raps precisely because of Saddam Hussein Ba’athist/socialist totalitarian regime.... virtually all the northern and western parts of Iraq have large Sunni populations. So it’s not surprising that ISIS has had successes in that general area... One reason to suspect the claim that Saudi Arabia is financing ISIS is that this tribal and aristocratic state is – or could be – under threat from ISIS if it continues with its successes. ISIS would almost certainly attempt to topple the Saudi regime because it is seen as “unIslamic”, “corrupt” and too friendly with the United States by virtually all Salafists... The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (JRTN) is said to be the second largest (after ISIS) group of Sunni fighters in Iraq. It’s also a primarily Ba’athist outfit....” brennerbrief/iraqi-government-fighting-isis/
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:00:34 +0000
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