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Islamic State beheads, crucifies in push for Syria
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 21:25:17
Well to be fair the article from the OP is a little biased. (MSNBC might have left out a few details).
The guy who reported beheaded a Syrian solider is from Australia.
Actually according to Reuters:
Quote: The Australian government believes at least 150 of its citizens are involved in fighting or actively supporting the Islamic State (ISIL) in Syria and Iraq. Source
So whereas religion is often used as a tool, the source here is not from the religion itself, but those who take it to extreme measures to achieve whatever goal it may be. Forgot the most important part:
Quote: The image was posted on Twitter and showed the boy, believed to be the son of Sydney jihadist Khaled Sharrouf, The Australian newspaper said, adding that the boy was aged 7.
The image was taken in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa and was posted last week on the Twitter account of Sharrouf, Australia's most wanted terrorist who fled to Syria last year and is now an Islamist State fighter.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 21:25:58
Yes because on paper and whatnot it's completely irrelevant.
Blazed going to make this very simple for you to understand.
IS won't win.
There, it's been said.
They don't have any public support. If they even try to go into the US, do you have any CLUE what'll happen? God you're about as ignorant as they come.
You amuse me yet frighten me... who are you talking to? When did this become about who would win lol?
... you're having an imaginary conversation with yourself.
Anyways, back on topic:
Well said Mr. Brand.
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I like how you keep ignoring everything I say without even trying to disprove me. Are you really that ignorant that you're just putting your fingers in your ears and going "lalalalalalalalalala"
What exactly am I ignoring or ignorant about?
There isn't one response to anything you've posted that doesn't highlight one or more facts or perspectives you completely ignore, and then you get frustrated and try ad hominem.
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 21:30:23
Yes because on paper and whatnot it's completely irrelevant.
Blazed going to make this very simple for you to understand.
IS won't win.
There, it's been said.
They don't have any public support. If they even try to go into the US, do you have any CLUE what'll happen? God you're about as ignorant as they come.
You amuse me yet frighten me... who are you talking to? When did this become about who would win lol?
... you're having an imaginary conversation with yourself.
Anyways, back on topic:
Well said Mr. Brand.
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I like how you keep ignoring everything I say without even trying to disprove me. Are you really that ignorant that you're just putting your fingers in your ears and going "lalalalalalalalalala"
What exactly am I ignoring or ignorant about?
There isn't one response to anything you've posted that doesn't highlight one or more facts or perspectives you completely ignore, and then you get frustrated and try ad hominem.
I'm responding to her/him specifically now; what am I ignoring?
Looks like they disappeared when they had the chance to follow the accusation up with some facts.
What am I ignoring?
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 21:32:38
The pissing contest they want you to get involved in.
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 21:38:15
Still no response from Michiiru?
I'm ignoring the fact that your responses to my post go so off-tangent that there's nothing I can respond with.
I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Are you all there in the head?
EDIT: Of course there is the possibility you're 10-13 years old. In which case, you shouldn't be on this thread or attempting to talk about history and politics.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 21:43:44
I'm responding to her/him specifically now; what am I ignoring?
Looks like they disappeared when they had the chance to follow the accusation up with some facts.
What am I ignoring?
For starters, that the American People and the American Government aren't the same thing.
Also that the for all the evil the United States does, it pales in comparison to the abhorrent acts of Islamic states like Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.
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By Asura.Triffle 2014-08-11 21:45:13
At least they aren't crucifying people based on their religion.
No, they're just crucifying people because of their own religion.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 21:47:24
Iran is evil? What exactly have they done in comparison to the U.S. that's so evil?
Saudi Arabia and the Philippines on the other hand are great American allies.
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By Phoenix.Michiiru 2014-08-11 21:47:47
Still no response from Michiiru?
I'm ignoring the fact that your responses to my post go so off-tangent that there's nothing I can respond with.
I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Are you all there in the head?
EDIT: Of course there is the possibility you're 10-13 years old. In which case, you shouldn't be on this thread or attempting to talk about history and politics.
Excuse me for not prioritizing this, someone has a heart defect that's going to be fixed tomorrow morning. The fact of this matter right now Blazed: You're ignorant and when someone is conveying their point that IS or anything that will rear its head in the Middle East will just end up getting rofl stomped if they piss off one of the big countries. If the extremists want to talk trash, that's all fine and dandy. They won't win against the US, they won't win against the UK, they won't beat China, and they won't ever beat Russia.
Islam in itself is an OK religion, but many people misinterpret what is said (Very similar with Christianity, where I was taught to accept people for who they were, not condemn them as I was raised to accept others.) in their book and must follow it to the point that it involves committing the ultimate crime, which is murder.
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-11 21:48:21
Quote: I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Islam and Wars
There's a hefty list.
Please note, as in the other thread on this topic, I'm not defending anyone else's dumb ***. European nations and the U.S. certainly have their own heads up their *** at various times.
But your assertions that Middle Eastern/Islamic nations never start static is just blatantly ridiculous.
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 21:54:37
I'm responding to her/him specifically now; what am I ignoring?
Looks like they disappeared when they had the chance to follow the accusation up with some facts.
What am I ignoring?
For starters, that the American People and the American Government aren't the same thing.
Also that the for all the evil the United States does, it pales in comparison to the abhorrent acts of Islamic states like Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.
Too many elephants in the room now. Not sure if trolling, or if you're really that ignorant?
I'd just like to point out that the Philipines is a majority christian nation. They're also very religious. You lumped them together with two other countries that are thousands of miles away, and all three of them couldn't be further apart culturally and religiously.
Second, I'd also like to point out that Iran are Shiaa and Saudi Arabia are Sunni.
Third, you think the above 3 nations are responsible for more abhorrent acts than the US?
Lets agree on some metrics.
I propose the following:
1. Number of wars started by/participated in
2. Number of citizens that live below the poverty line
3. Disparity of wealth amongst the richest and the poorest
4. Number of murders on a national level
5. Number of rapes on a national level
6. Corruption charges on a national level
7.Body Count - how many human beings have been killed by each of the 4 (saudi arabia, philipines, iran and the USA)
8.Number of deportations
9.Number of individuals who have been executed by the state via capital punishment
10.Number of violent crimes per year
11.And finally, which nation came into existence as a result of having committed genocide on the natural inhabitants of the land.
Can we agree that whoever has the highest count in the above metrics is the worst of the 4?
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 21:56:41
Iran is evil? What exactly have they done in comparison to the U.S. that's so evil?
Saudi Arabia and the Philippines on the other hand are great American allies.
Are you really asking that question? It doesn't matter if they're allies, the polices of those nations are humanitarian atrocities.
Iran alone is bankrupting and impoverishing their people in a fruitless attempt towards arming themselves with nuclear weapons. The moment they have the capability, Israel will just call an undocumented sortie and eliminate the threat, they've done it before.
Apostasy is punished by Death in Iran. That alone is *** insanity on a national level.
Then for Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, you have some of the most barbaric laws ever conceived by human beings, marginalizing individuals guilty of the great crime of existing. Homosexuals, women, non-muslims.
I'm responding to her/him specifically now; what am I ignoring?
Looks like they disappeared when they had the chance to follow the accusation up with some facts.
What am I ignoring?
For starters, that the American People and the American Government aren't the same thing.
Also that the for all the evil the United States does, it pales in comparison to the abhorrent acts of Islamic states like Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.
Too many elephants in the room now. Not sure if trolling, or if you're really that ignorant?
I'd just like to point out that the Philipines is a majority christian nation. They're also very religious. You lumped them together with two other countries that are thousands of miles away, and all three of them couldn't be further apart culturally and religiously.
Second, I'd also like to point out that Iran are Shiaa and Saudi Arabia are Sunni.
Third, you think the above 3 nations are responsible for more abhorrent acts than the US?
Lets agree on some metrics.
I propose the following:
1. Number of wars started by/participated in
2. Number of citizens that live below the poverty line
3. Disparity of wealth amongst the richest and the poorest
4. Number of murders on a national level
5. Number of rapes on a national level
6. Corruption charges on a national level
7.Body Count - how many human beings have been killed by each of the 4 (saudi arabia, philipines, iran and the USA)
8.Number of deportations
9.Number of individuals who have been executed by the state via capital punishment
10.Number of violent crimes per year
11.And finally, which nation came into existence as a result of having committed genocide on the natural inhabitants of the land.
Can we agree that whoever has the highest count in the above metrics is the worst of the 4?
***, I didn't meant he Philippines, I meant Brunei though I don't feel that the Philippines are much better.
As for the rest of your points, they pale in comparison to any nation that has enacted Sharia Law, for every second such an institutionalized hate is in effect is a crime to every citizen it effects.
That's why America is so uncomfortable with our slavery past. Killing a person pales in comparison to enslavement.
Maybe with that, you'll understand why your petty points mean less than nothing when compared to say, criminalizing (By penalty of death) thought. (IE: Not being a Muslim)
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By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 22:02:30
Quote: I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Islam and Wars
There's a hefty list.
Please note, as in the other thread on this topic, I'm not defending anyone else's dumb ***. European nations and the U.S. certainly have their own heads up their *** at various times.
But your assertions that Middle Eastern/Islamic nations never start static is just blatantly ridiculous.
Did you actually read this or just google it then post the link?
lol most of them are skirmishes and responses via warefare to european and external aggression.
Thanks for making the argument though.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 22:07:08
Internment camps, aka "War Relocation Camps", yay or nay?
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 22:07:46
Iran is evil? What exactly have they done in comparison to the U.S. that's so evil?
Saudi Arabia and the Philippines on the other hand are great American allies.
Are you really asking that question? It doesn't matter if they're allies, the polices of those nations are humanitarian atrocities.
Iran alone is bankrupting and impoverishing their people in a fruitless attempt towards arming themselves with nuclear weapons. The moment they have the capability, Israel will just call an undocumented sortie and eliminate the threat, they've done it before.
Apostasy is punished by Death in Iran. That alone is *** insanity on a national level.
Then for Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, you have some of the most barbaric laws ever conceived by human beings, marginalizing individuals guilty of the great crime of existing. Homosexuals, women, non-muslims.
I'm responding to her/him specifically now; what am I ignoring?
Looks like they disappeared when they had the chance to follow the accusation up with some facts.
What am I ignoring?
For starters, that the American People and the American Government aren't the same thing.
Also that the for all the evil the United States does, it pales in comparison to the abhorrent acts of Islamic states like Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.
Too many elephants in the room now. Not sure if trolling, or if you're really that ignorant?
I'd just like to point out that the Philipines is a majority christian nation. They're also very religious. You lumped them together with two other countries that are thousands of miles away, and all three of them couldn't be further apart culturally and religiously.
Second, I'd also like to point out that Iran are Shiaa and Saudi Arabia are Sunni.
Third, you think the above 3 nations are responsible for more abhorrent acts than the US?
Lets agree on some metrics.
I propose the following:
1. Number of wars started by/participated in
2. Number of citizens that live below the poverty line
3. Disparity of wealth amongst the richest and the poorest
4. Number of murders on a national level
5. Number of rapes on a national level
6. Corruption charges on a national level
7.Body Count - how many human beings have been killed by each of the 4 (saudi arabia, philipines, iran and the USA)
8.Number of deportations
9.Number of individuals who have been executed by the state via capital punishment
10.Number of violent crimes per year
11.And finally, which nation came into existence as a result of having committed genocide on the natural inhabitants of the land.
Can we agree that whoever has the highest count in the above metrics is the worst of the 4?
***, I didn't meant he Philippines, I meant Brunei though I don't feel that the Philippines are much better.
As for the rest of your points, they pale in comparison to any nation that has enacted Sharia Law, for every second such an institutionalized hate is in effect is a crime to every citizen it effects.
That's why America is so uncomfortable with our slavery past. Killing a person pales in comparison to enslavement.
Maybe with that, you'll understand why your petty points mean less than nothing when compared to say, criminalizing (By penalty of death) thought. (IE: Not being a Muslim)
Hey you know what, I don't know you. So I'm not going to judge you entirely. But maybe you should actually figure out which countries you're talking about if you want me to take you seriously.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 22:10:05
People make errors, and I corrected myself and didn't even try to pretend I wasn't making a mistake.
You only highlight how stupid you yourself are by trying to use that as leverage for your argument.
Internment camps, aka "War Relocation Camps", yay or nay?
Yay, but only for Japanese Americans, and only if we (Good, White Americans) seize their property for closeout prices. Otherwise it's wrong.
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-11 22:12:44
Quote: I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Islam and Wars
There's a hefty list.
Please note, as in the other thread on this topic, I'm not defending anyone else's dumb ***. European nations and the U.S. certainly have their own heads up their *** at various times.
But your assertions that Middle Eastern/Islamic nations never start static is just blatantly ridiculous.
Did you actually read this or just google it then post the link?
lol most of them are skirmishes and responses via warefare to european and external aggression.
Thanks for making the argument though.
Right, right.
Middle Eastern nations and/or Islamic nations/groups have never, ever been the aggressor.
Yet another thread I find myself having to say that I'm done with you. When you can't acknowledge all facets of a problem, you can't be part of a solution, and the bottom line is that there isn't an innocent government on this planet.
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 22:13:43
People make errors, and I corrected myself and didn't even try to pretend I wasn't making a mistake.
You only highlight how stupid you yourself are by trying to use that as leverage for your argument.
you're right. Clearly you're an expert on the matter. Confusing countries with each other happens all the time.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 22:14:57
Quote: I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Islam and Wars
There's a hefty list.
Please note, as in the other thread on this topic, I'm not defending anyone else's dumb ***. European nations and the U.S. certainly have their own heads up their *** at various times.
But your assertions that Middle Eastern/Islamic nations never start static is just blatantly ridiculous.
Did you actually read this or just google it then post the link?
lol most of them are skirmishes and responses via warefare to european and external aggression.
Thanks for making the argument though.
Right, right.
Middle Eastern nations and/or Islamic nations/groups have never, ever been the aggressor.
Yet another thread I find myself having to say that I'm done with you. When you can't acknowledge all facets of a problem, you can't be part of a solution, and the bottom line is that there isn't an innocent government on this planet.
Tibet!
People make errors, and I corrected myself and didn't even try to pretend I wasn't making a mistake.
You only highlight how stupid you yourself are by trying to use that as leverage for your argument.
you're right. Clearly you're an expert on the matter. Confusing countries with each other happens all the time.
Thanks for being reasonable for once.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 22:15:30
there isn't an innocent government on this planet. What about Iceland?
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-11 22:15:45
Quote: I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Islam and Wars
There's a hefty list.
Please note, as in the other thread on this topic, I'm not defending anyone else's dumb ***. European nations and the U.S. certainly have their own heads up their *** at various times.
But your assertions that Middle Eastern/Islamic nations never start static is just blatantly ridiculous.
Did you actually read this or just google it then post the link?
lol most of them are skirmishes and responses via warefare to european and external aggression.
Thanks for making the argument though.
Right, right.
Middle Eastern nations and/or Islamic nations/groups have never, ever been the aggressor.
Yet another thread I find myself having to say that I'm done with you. When you can't acknowledge all facets of a problem, you can't be part of a solution, and the bottom line is that there isn't an innocent government on this planet.
Tibet!
Ehhhhh.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 22:16:50
there isn't an innocent government on this planet. What about Iceland?
You obviously know nothing about the Cod wars. Iceland loves its fishing rights.
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 22:17:08
Quote: I respond to Ram's assertion that the Middle east caused all the bad wars with a count of the world's wars in the last century, then you,Michiiru, quote and respond to me wanting to argue about who would win in a war of the US vs ISIS when that was never the topic.
Islam and Wars
There's a hefty list.
Please note, as in the other thread on this topic, I'm not defending anyone else's dumb ***. European nations and the U.S. certainly have their own heads up their *** at various times.
But your assertions that Middle Eastern/Islamic nations never start static is just blatantly ridiculous.
Did you actually read this or just google it then post the link?
lol most of them are skirmishes and responses via warefare to european and external aggression.
Thanks for making the argument though.
Right, right.
Middle Eastern nations and/or Islamic nations/groups have never, ever been the aggressor.
Yet another thread I find myself having to say that I'm done with you. When you can't acknowledge all facets of a problem, you can't be part of a solution, and the bottom line is that there isn't an innocent government on this planet.
Oh they have been aggressors, most certainly. However that wasn't the issue we were discussing.
You said they were THE greater aggressor, even more so than the US and the Europeans.
Now you're making it a black or white situation, take all or nothing; "Were they aggressors or not" after having had some sobering reminders thrown your way about the US/EU's very recent past.
But you're right, we shouldn't argue. You win. You're right.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 22:19:33
Isn't that whole religion based on pedophilia?
By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 22:20:20
Isn't that whole religion based on pedophilia?
You sure they mean Tibet?
...they could be talking about Thailand or Cambodia... might wanna show them a map.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 22:21:09
there isn't an innocent government on this planet. What about Iceland?
You obviously know nothing about the Cod wars. Iceland loves its fishing rights. That's some hardcore warfare.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-11 22:21:21
Isn't that whole religion based on pedophilia?
I don't even known, the only thing I really know about Tibet is that the Nazi Eugenicists were fascinated by how "Aryan" people from the Tibet-Mongolia region were, despite their skin color.
Isn't that whole religion based on pedophilia?
You sure they mean Tibet?
...they could be talking about Thailand or Cambodia... might wanna show them a map.
Desperation is an ugly cologne. When you have something worthwhile to say, I'll give you the attention you crave.
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By Blazed1979 2014-08-11 22:22:17
Isn't that whole religion based on pedophilia?
I don't even known, the only thing I really know about Tibet is that the Nazi Eugenicists were fascinated by how "Aryan" people from the Tibet-Mongolia region were, despite their skin color.
I saw that Brad Pitt movie too.
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By Phoenix.Michiiru 2014-08-11 22:22:52
I propose the following:
1. Number of wars started by/participated in
The US has been around since the late 1700's, the Middle East and their history has been around for over a millenia.
2. Number of citizens that live below the poverty line
If they are impoverished here, god I'd hate to see over there. I've seen so much in terms of poverty in the Middle East, the Taliban and other organizations ruined so many lives, not just the US.
3. Disparity of wealth amongst the richest and the poorest
The US has that, but so does the Middle East, Europe, and a lot of Asian countries. My proof being that the wealthy in countries like Iran used their wealth to bribe soldiers to not check them for alcohol, which was illegal at one point.
4. Number of murders on a national level
Dude...really? In one of the Middle Eastern nations, a woman was on a bus being raped for over 12 hours by a group of men before they killed her by ramming a pipe through her body. That's not horrendous idk what is. Then you have the killings done by stoning because a woman left her home without a male escort, didn't wear her veil, or for whatever reason. Hell you can go to one of the countries in the Middle East and be killed if your beard is too long.
5. Number of rapes on a national level
They can't kill virgins? They'll rape them before they kill them. That information comes from the novel Persepolis.
6. Corruption charges on a national level
I am currently looking for information on this one
7.Body Count - how many human beings have been killed by each of the 4 (saudi arabia, philipines, iran and the USA)
Let's keep this on a domestic level and not during times of war. The US hasn't killed a quarter of what a country like Iran has done in the past.
So it's wrong to deport someone who immigrated illegally? The hell kind of logic is this?
9.Number of individuals who have been executed by the state via capital punishment
Because our death penalties stem from murderers, we don't kill petty thieves like what could happen to someone in the Middle East. Oh wait, didn't they try to imprison a toddler for throwing rocks a soldier?
10.Number of violent crimes per year
.....I have to keep going over this? They're KILLING EACH OTHER over there.
11.And finally, which nation came into existence as a result of having committed genocide on the natural inhabitants of the land.
Not the US, the US fought for its independence through the Revolutionary War. I don't know how any battle in that stems as genocide. People who were loyal to Great Britain were able to flee to Canada, which they did.
I'm hearing more of genocide over at the middle east today rather than genocide in the US' past. Japan is also as bad after the Raping of Nanking, so I don't think anyone here is innocent on atrocities.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-11 22:23:08
Isn't that whole religion based on pedophilia?
You sure they mean Tibet?
...they could be talking about Thailand or Cambodia... might wanna show them a map. Show me on the map where it hurts.
Since the Iraq thread has been thoroughly derailed...
Quote: Islamic State beheads, crucifies in push for Syria's east
A Syrian opposition group photo shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, now known as Islamic State, during a parade in Raqqa, Syria.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State has crushed a pocket of resistance to its control in eastern Syria, crucifying two people and executing 23 others in the past five days, a monitoring group said on Monday.
The insurgents, who are also making rapid advances in Iraq, are tightening their grip in Syria, of which they now controls roughly a third, mostly rural areas in the north and east.
The group, an al Qaeda offshoot, has fought the Syrian army, Kurdish militias and Sunni Muslim tribal forces.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring organization, and residents in Syria's east said that fighters from the al-Sheitaat tribe in eastern Deir al-Zor had tried to resist Islamic State's advance this month.
In al-Shaafa, a town on the banks of the Euphrates river, Islamic State beheaded two men from the al-Sheitaat clan on Sunday, the Observatory said, and gave residents a 12-hour deadline on Monday to hand over members of the tribe.
In other parts of Deir al-Zor province, the militants crucified two men for the crime of "dealing with apostates" in the city of Mayadin, and two others for blasphemy in the nearby town of al-Bulel, the Observatory said.
Islamic State has made rapid gains in Syria since it seized northern Iraq's largest city, Mosul, on June 10, and declared an Islamic caliphate on territory it controls in Syria and Iraq.
The Observatory said a further 19 men from the al-Sheitaat tribe were executed on Thursday, 18 shot dead and one beheaded, on the outskirts of Deir al-Zor city. It said the men worked at an oil installation.
“No one will now dare from the other tribes to move against Islamic State after the defeat of the al-Sheitaat,” said Ahmad Ziyada al-Qaissi, an Islamic State sympathizer contacted by Skype from Mayadin.
Tribal sources say the conflict between Islamic State and the al-Sheitaat tribe, who number about 70,000, flared after Islamic State took over of two oil fields in July.
One of those, al-Omar, is the biggest oil and gas field in Deir al-Zor and has been a lucrative source of funds for rebel groups.
The head of the al-Sheitaat tribe, Sheikh Rafaa Aakla al-Raju, called in a video message for other tribes to join the fight against Islamic State.
“We appeal to the other tribes to stand by us because it will be their turn next ... If (Islamic State) are done with us the other tribes will targeted after al-Sheitaat. They are the next target,” he said in the video, posted on YouTube on Sunday.
A Syrian human rights activist from Deir al-Zor who fled for Turkey last year said rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad had retreated to al-Sheitaat tribal areas from which they had been trying to mount resistance to Islamic State's expansion.
He said, on condition of anonymity, that the resistance had been crushed in the last few days. "The situation is very bad, but the people can't repel them," he said.
He said that in tandem with their violent campaign, Islamic State was distributing gas, electricity, fuel and food to garner local support.
"It is a poor area. They are winning support this way. They won a lot of support this way. They are halting theft and punishing thieves. This is also giving them credibility."
More than 170,000 people have been killed in Syria's civil war, which pits overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim rebels against Assad, a member of the Shi'ite-derived Alawite minority, backed by Shi'ite militias from Iraq and Lebanon.
The insurgency is split between competing factions, with Islamic State emerging as the most powerful.
In Raqqa, Islamic State's power base in Syria, its hold appears to be growing only firmer even as Syrian government forces intensify air strikes on territory held by the group.
One Syrian living in an area of Islamic State control near Raqqa said the number of its fighters in the streets had grown dramatically in the last few weeks, particularly since it captured the army's 17th Division at the end of July.
The group has carried out beheadings, levied a tax on non-Muslims, and settled foreign fighters in confiscated homes, said the resident, who asked for anonymity due to security concerns.
But despite that, as in Deir al-Zor, it has won a degree of respect among locals by curbing crime using their version law of and order. For youths without work, salaries offered by Islamic State are one of the few sources of income.
"The (Islamic) State has respect and standing and its voice is heard," said the resident, speaking by Skype.
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