Posted on 08/09/2014 4:45:41 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
The first installment of a five-part documentary by Vice News on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was released online Thursday, offering Westerners a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the terror group that now controls large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
For three weeks, VICE News reporter Medyan Dairieh interviewed and recorded members of ISIL in the Syrian city of Raqqa, even capturing gruesome footage of an ISIL victory over the Syrian armys 17th division. The terrorist group overran a position held by 50 soldiers belonging to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, decapitated them and put their heads on fence posts.
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sophisticated equipment requires sophisticated training.
I’m still not scared of these whack jobs. I agree that they need to be squashed, but they aren’t a huge national threat.
First time ever I liked an Obama action.
How much aid and support did ISIS/ISIL get from Obama when they were “rebels” fighting in Syria? This is the same group, isn’t it?
I have read that some of their money came from bank robberies (or so that’s what is in the MSM) but how much were we slipping them to fight the Syrian gov’t?
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