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The ISIS Files

Rogue Valley

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The ISIS Files - The New York Times

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ISIS set oil moats on fire near Mosul to blind coalition aircraft and choke advancing Iraqi infantry

On five trips to battle-scarred Iraq, journalists for The New York Times scoured old Islamic State offices, gathering thousands of files abandoned by the militants as their ‘caliphate’ crumbled.....

A well researched and lengthy article explaining the unexpected longevity of ISIS. An ideal piece for this particular sub-forum.
 
Well, the streets were cleaner and the bureaucracy worked faster. It surprises you until you think about it a moment. The threat of death motivates the citizenry. They crapped on Shias and favored Sunnis, no surprise. Their taxation network was a surprise and extremely functional. I didn't expect the level of professionalism displayed. It will be interesting to find which Big Banks cooperated with the group.
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Can't help but think the NYT story is pure propaganda meant to reinforce the illusion that the US and Israel did not support ISIS.
 
Can't help but think the NYT story is pure propaganda meant to reinforce the illusion that the US and Israel did not support ISIS.

Uh....the US and Israel didn’t support ISIS. The US has been actively bombing ISIS for over a year.
 
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