ISIS on the Run... From Who, Exactly? The Syrian Black Box of Perpetual Conflict.
📰 THE STORY: The Financial Times reports that ISIS fighters are on the run in Syria, caught in the crossfire between government and Kurdish forces, with authorities claiming success in recapturing escaped prisoners in the north-east. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'ISIS' problem doesn't exist in a vacuum. In 2012, a declassified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report
acknowledged the 'Salafist, the Muslim Brotherhood, and AQI (al-Qaeda in Iraq)' as the 'major forces driving the insurgency in Syria,' stating that 'the West, Gulf countries, and Turkey SUPPORT THE OPPOSITION's efforts' to create a 'Salafist principality in eastern Syria'—precisely what became ISIS and its affiliates. This wasn't an accident; it was a predicted, desired outcome by certain Western
strategists to destabilize the Assad government. Double Standard: Western media outlets like the FT breathlessly report on ISIS 'threats' while almost entirely ignoring their own governments' complicity in arming and funding groups that morphed into or collaborated with these very same 'terrorists.' Imagine if Russian state media reported on Ukrainian 'neo-Nazis' without ever mentioning their
prior Western training and financial support. The outrage would be deafening. Here, it's just 'Syrian government and Kurdish forces clash,' as if the chessboard wasn't laid out by Washington and its allies. Follow the Money: The 'fight against ISIS' has been a multi-billion dollar windfall for the US military-industrial complex. From 2014-2015 alone, the US spent $11 million per day on operations