International affairs and politics: who are behind ISIL

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“The Islam religion was founded by Mohammed in the seventh century. In 622 he founded the first Islamic state, a theocracy in Medina, a city in western Saudi Arabia located north of Mecca. There are two branches of the religion he founded.                                                   The Sunni branch believes that the first four caliphs--Mohammed's successors--rightfully took his place as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize the heirs of the four caliphs as legitimate religious leaders. These heirs ruled continuously in the Arab world until the break-up of the Ottoman Empire following the end of the First World War.”

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Who are behind ISIL?

By GDL

At first view ISIL looks like a horde of renegades and criminals whose are using Islam too kill innocent people and attain their objectives. But what are these objectives?                                                          

The Sunnis according to history is a breakaway group who did not agree on the successor of Mohamed. (See above)  Sunnis are largely majority in Islamic countries and in the world. The Shiites or Shias are only majority in Iran and Iraq.

ISIL stands for Islamic State of Iraq Levant.  They are also called ISIS for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Daesh. Many commentators and analysts think that ISIL are terrorists who are using Islam to reposition themselves as an Islamic State. A state like the other nation states. They refuse to be treated as a group and this is why they want to conquer territories and land.                                  Other analysts think that ISIL wants to re-establish the Ottoman Empire, as a revenge to how the west dismantled that Islamic Empire and partitioned the Middle East. To rebuild that Islamic Empire ISIL needs money, a strong army and arms and ammunitions. ISIL analysed how the West destroyed Al Qaeda as the Al Qaeda’s structure was weak with no army. So ISIL took another approach. It starts by proclaiming that Islam is in danger and that moderate Muslims and the Shiites are not strong enough to face the west, to combat westernisation from corrupting the minds of Muslims through their marketing and globalisation.

ISIL calls for Muslims all over the world to support and join them in the name of Islam. The call was favourably answered and Muslims from all over joined them. As they gather strength and money to buy arms, they started a rampage by killing mercilessly all those who are not on their side. The Shiites were the first victims through mass execution. Then they started kidnapping westerners asking for ransoms and beheaded them on camera. And the rest everyone knows with horror and disgust.

As their army grew, they started invading part of Iraq particularly the areas rich in oil. By taking control of the oil wells, they sell the oils to Turkey and Syria and in return buy more sophisticated weapons. They continue their conquests of territories in Iraq and win because of the weak Iraqi army.  Having taken over the oil wells of Iraq, they move into Syria amidst the chaotic situation created by Bashar El Assad.

The heart of the question is where are ISIL getting all the money and from who they are buying the weapons? The answers are simple. The money comes from the proceeds of the oils. The weapons come from the countries which manufacture weapons. It is either the USA, or China or Russia or France or UK. Shocking isn’t it?

There lies also all the hypocrisy. While they are all condemning ISIL for the atrocities, they are at the same time selling weapons to these barbars and criminals. Someone somewhere is benefitting for the wars waged by ISIL by selling arms to them and as everyone one knows these weapons are not cheap. Now what about the airstrikes on ISIL? Are these not smoke screens? ISIL has very sophisticated means of technology at they do not flock at the same place. They can easily misled the planes event with their radars. Have you also notices that there are no official figures of how many deaths these airstrikes are causing?

When asked why the USA and the allies do not apply the same force they did for Operation Desert Storm or the invasion of Iraq, the answer is that they do not want to make the same mistake they did in Iraq. Yes that was a big mistake that led to chaos and Bagdad became the most dangerous city in the world. But the mistake is still bigger when they are allowing ISIL to progress and grew and continue their atrocities. But who cares about the atrocities when money is flowing in from the proceeds of war. A few are dying but the economy is growing, from the blood of some.

Now let’s analysed the situation in Syria. Syria under Bashar was quiet and peaceful (just like Iraq was under Sadam). In the Middle East there is no democracy. This notion has a different interpretation, there is “limited” democracy, everything is allowed except talking against the regime. If one is quite, everything is all right, but if you say something against the regime you simply disappear. This is the way it worked in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq and what followed after the west “tried” to impose democracy? Chaos.  Countries like Saudi Arabia, UEA, Qatar, are ruled by dictators, where human rights are inexistent, where women have no rights but these countries are peaceful and prosperous. The trouble in Syria started when the Arab spring also touched the country. The revolutionaries wanted to overthrow Bashar as he belongs to a minority group which is ruling over the Sunni majority. Bashar responded with weapons of mass destruction killing thousands of Syrians. The west condemned the atrocity and gave logistical support to the rebels. This is how the civil war started and is continuing. Meanwhile ISIL went into Syria as they saw the opportunity to conquer territories amid the chaos. This is how the war in Syria became three-legged. Each one was fighting each other. Bashar resists and continues to resist the rebels and ISIL with the help of Russia and Iran.

Again when asked what are their policies towards Syria, where the war is causing millions of refugees to flee to everywhere, the answer from the west is blurred and ambiguous: “We prefer a political solution, we are waiting for Bashar to step down”. Even the most stupid person knows that dictators do not relinquish power easily, they have to be forced out. So with the help of Russia and Iran, Bashar will never step down on his own accord because he also knows that the west will not invade Syria.

However there is need to explore the following questions:
If ISIL is making over 1 milion a day who is buying this oil? It cannot be some simple smuggler, it need to be a state or a multinational. The Russian has suddenly found out that it is Turkey who is buying the oil and with the money they buy weapons for ISIL. Turkey for its part is saying that it is Syria who is buying the oil of ISIL, the same Syria that Russia is supporting.
How are all these oil leaving the Middle East, to other parts of the world? What are the transport companies, as only multinationals which have big petrol boats to transport such big quantities of oil?  How comes we do not know how many tankers are around and where they are heading to ? How are money being exchanged and moved around, only banks can do that. Which banks?Who owns the companies refining these oils, as ISIL only produce selling  crude oil and they do not have refineries.

The only solution to stop this is to have troops on the ground. This question is being deliberately avoided in all the talks, not even how many soldiers on the ground are required, why? The truth is that ISIL has over 300,000 militants and the allies will need more than that on the ground. To defeat ISIL means t killing over 300,000 people plus the casualties on the allies’ side say around 100,000 westerners. Which country is prepared to sacrifice its soldiers? Sadly its seems t that there is a way out, either the situation stays the same or else there will be a massive war coming a third world war.

Meanwhile nothin will change, the war will keep going and weapons will continue to be sold to Bashar, to the rebels and most importantly to ISIL.

Up to you to draw your own conclusion.

GDL.