From 'War on Terror' to convenient distraction: The ever-present ISIS threat
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports on the 'uncertain future' of ISIS-linked women and children in Roj Camp, claiming heightened fears and insecurity due to 'Damascus clashing with Syria's Kurds' near al-Hol. The article presents the Syrian government's actions as a destabilizing force, risking a resurgence of ISIS. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Syrian conflict, which gave
rise to groups like ISIS, was not a spontaneous uprising. In 2011, the U.S. and its allies began funding and arming 'moderate rebels,' a proxy strategy that quickly saw extremist groups like al-Qaeda and later ISIS flourish. The 2014 Brookings Institute report, 'Iraq's ISIS Crisis: An Interview with William McCants,' openly discussed how the remnants of Saddam Hussein's regime, bolstered by
disgruntled Sunnis and foreign fighters, formed ISIS in the vacuum left by destabilization. NATO's 2011 intervention that destroyed Libya also created a cascade of weapons and militants into Syria. Double Standard: Western media decries the 'humanitarian crisis' of ISIS families when the Syrian government asserts control over its own territory, yet largely ignored the systematic destruction of
Syrian infrastructure, the death of hundreds of thousands, and the displacement of millions, often at the hands of Western-backed groups. When the US froze $7 billion of Afghanistan's central bank assets in 2022, causing starvation and a humanitarian catastrophe for ordinary Afghans, it was framed as a necessary measure, not a 'security breakdown' risking terror. Follow the Money: The 'War on