Posted on 06/29/2014 4:01:13 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), the jihadist group which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria, on Sunday declared itself an Islamic "caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, Reuters reported, citing a statement posted on Islamist websites and Twitter.
According to the report, the group has shortened its name to "Islamic State" and proclaimed its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as "Caliph" - the head of the state.
"He is the imam and khalifah (Caliph) for the Muslims everywhere," the group's spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said in the statement, which was translated into several languages and read out in an Arabic audio speech.
"Accordingly, the 'Iraq and Sham' (Levant) in the name of the Islamic State is henceforth removed from all official deliberations and communications, and the official name is the Islamic State from the date of this declaration," he said, according to Reuters.
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Forgot last step: Pick up pieces later, when they’ve worn each other out, and quietly poke and prod them so that they do wear each other out. It’s an inherently unstable society we’re up against, like a hybrid dog/cat that keeps fighting itself.
Yes, from Napoleon on the secular west went up against a decrepit Ottoman empire, with some success at first and seeming complete success in the political sphere at one time, and we do have a well-fortified Israel as our Acre.
lol i was hoping for a more strategic solution. and i’m workin on the popcorn and perimeters
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