• geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
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    19 days ago

    You mean the ISIS which appeared after America invaded Iraq, destroyed it, and backed violent rebel groups with weapons?

    Must be that “Islamic extremism” again.

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      18 days ago

      I mean ISIS that Israel and US funded to move Syria to a disaster, allowing them to put bases all over the country and sign deals for oil extraction on recognized Syrian border…

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaboration_with_the_Islamic_State

      However, Moshe Ya’alon, former defense minister of Israel, has stated that IS “apologized” for a clash in November 2016. Communication with IS is illegal under Israeli law, and is considered to be contact with an enemy agent.[5] IDF refused to comment further on the issue