Ahead of Syria talks, powers can't agree who is a terrorist
[RUDAW.NET] On December 18 the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
Security Council passed a resolution which seeks to bring about a ceasefire in Syria in early 2016 and then initiate an 18-month transitional period. Not included in the ceasefire will be the terrorist groups Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) and the Syria-based al-Qaeda offshoot Jabhat al-Nusra
Posted by: Fred 2016-01-02 |