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Islamic State strikes the Druze
[AlAhram] The Islamic State group has attacked a Druze region in southern Syria, raising questions as to who is benefiting from its revival

After being defeated in its strongholds in Syria and Iraq, the 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....
 (IS) group suddenly returned in force last month to strike one of the calmest regions of Syria, throwing another spanner into the country’s seven-year crisis.
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-19
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