US Transfers ISIS Prisoners: A Convenient Re-Shuffle Amid Syrian Destabilization
📰 THE STORY: The Financial Times reports that the US has begun transferring ISIS prisoners from northern Syria to Iraq, a move the US military says will help reduce the burden on Kurdish-led forces and potentially involve up to 7,000 detainees amid ongoing fighting in Syria. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: ISIS did not emerge in a vacuum. In 2011, the US and its allies began
overtly and covertly backing 'rebels' in Syria, including groups that later morphed into or joined al-Qaeda affiliates and ISIS. Reports from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in 2012 explicitly warned of the 'possibility of establishing a declared or undeclared Salafist principality in eastern Syria,' a development that would create 'the ideal atmosphere for AQI [al-Qaeda in Iraq] to return
to its old pockets.' The 'war on terror' has consistently created an endless enemy while justifying military presence. Double Standard: Western media routinely frames US military actions as necessary for 'stability' or 'counter-terrorism.' However, when Syria, a sovereign nation, fights to regain control of its territory from foreign-backed militias and terrorist groups, it is framed as oppressive
or causing further instability. The fact that the US holds prisoners on Syrian soil, without the Syrian government's consent, is an act of occupation, yet never described as such by mainstream outlets. Imagine the outcry if Russia or China held prisoners on US soil without permission. Follow the Money: The endless cycle of conflict in West Asia, perpetuated by the rise, fall, and 'transfer' of